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685:(d) any railway, road, way, or channel, or other means of communication by land or water (including any works or structures being part thereof or connected therewith), or any place used for gas, water, or electricity works or other works for purposes of a public character, or any place where any , or any or documents relating thereto, are being made, repaired, or stored otherwise than on behalf of His Majesty, which is for the time being declared to be a prohibited place for the purposes of this section, on the ground that information with respect thereto, or the destruction or obstruction thereof, or interference therewith, would be useful to an enemy.
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circumstances of the case, or his conduct, or his known character as proved, it appears that his purpose was a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State; and if any sketch, plan, model, article, note, document, or information relating to or used in any prohibited place within the meaning of this Act, or anything in such a place , is made, obtained, , or communicated by any person other than a person acting under lawful authority, it shall be deemed to have been made, obtained, or communicated for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State unless the contrary is proved.
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of this Act, or of any part thereof, so long as that law continues in force there, and no longer, . . . : Provided that the suspension of this Act, or of any part thereof, in any
British possession shall not extend to the holder of an office under His Majesty who is not appointed to that office by the Government of that possession.
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evidence of an offence under this Act having been or being about to be committed, which he may find on the premises or place or on any such person, and with regard to or in connexion with which he has reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed. (2) Where it appears to a
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or if any person having harboured any such person, or permitted to meet or assemble in any premises in his occupation or under his control any such persons, to disclose to a superintendent of police any information which it is in his power to give in relation to any such person he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour . . .
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Each of the following places, being a site to which a permit applies within the meaning of paragraph 1 of
Schedule 1 to the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, has, on the ground that information with respect thereto, or damage thereto, would be useful to an enemy, been declared to be a prohibited place
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On a prosecution under this section, it shall not be necessary to show that the accused person was guilty of any particular act tending to show a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State, and, notwithstanding that no such act is proved against him, he may be convicted if, from the
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The Act was introduced in response to public alarm at reports of wide-scale espionage, some of them fomented by popular novels and plays that dramatized the threat, supposedly from
Germany, at a time of a rapid naval expansion. Its provisions were extensive, with heavy penalties for any reporting or
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If by any law made before or after the passing of this Act by the legislature of any
British possession provisions are made which appear to His Majesty to be of the like effect as those contained in this Act, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, suspend the operation within that British possession
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authorising any constable to enter at any time any premises or place named in the warrant, if necessary, by force, and to search the premises or place and every person found therein, and to seize any sketch, plan, model, article, note, or document, or anything of a like nature or anything which is
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If any person knowingly harbours any person whom he knows, or has reasonable grounds for supposing, to be a person who is about to commit or who has committed an offence under this Act, or knowingly permits to meet or assemble in any premises in his occupation or under his control any such persons,
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The 1911 Agadir Crisis, in which the UK threatened war with
Germany, was the final trigger for the government. In an atmosphere of widespread hysteria, it introduced the act in the House of Lords on 25 July 1911. The act was then rushed through Parliament, with little debate or opposition, passing
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Each of the following places, being a site belonging to or used for the purposes of the United
Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, has, on the ground that information with respect thereto, or damage thereto, would be useful to an enemy, been declared to be a prohibited place for the purpose of this
376:(c) obtains, or communicates to any other person [any secret official code word, or pass word, or any sketch, plan, model, article, or note, or other document or information which is calculated to be or might be or is intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy;
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that the case is one of great emergency and that in the interest of the State immediate action is necessary, he may by a written order under his hand give to any constable the like authority as may be given by the warrant of a justice under this
682:(c) any place belonging to His Majesty which is for the time being declared to be a prohibited place for the purposes of this section on the ground that information with respect thereto, or damage thereto, would by useful to an enemy; and
679:(b) any place not belonging to His Majesty where any , or any or documents relating thereto, are being made, repaired, or stored under contract with, or with any person on behalf of, His Majesty, or otherwise on behalf of His Majesty; and
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References in this Act, whatever their terms, to ships, vessels or boats or activities or places connected therewith are to be construed as including references to hovercraft and activities and places connected with hovercraft.
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that had provided criminal sanctions only for breaches which could be shown to be contrary to the public interest. Section 1 of the act contained tough provisions against espionage, which were extended by a 1962
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ruling to cover other activities such as sabotage and physical interference. Section 2 dealt with unauthorised disclosure of information held by servants of the State, making it a criminal offence to disclose
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The words "named therein" in square brackets in section 9(1) were repealed for
England and Wales by section 119(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 7 to, the
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373:(b) makes any sketch, plan, model, or note which is calculated to be or might be or is intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy; or
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It was amended several times; most importantly the "catch-all" provisions contained in section 2 of the Act were repealed and replaced by the
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that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed, he may grant a
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The words at the end of this subsection were repealed by section 11(2) of, and the first paragraph of the Second
Schedule to, the
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The words at the end of this subsection were repealed by section 11(2) of, and the first paragraph of the Second
Schedule to, the
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sketching of military, naval or air defence installations, or the harbouring of people suspected of gathering such intelligence.
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The words in square brackets were substituted for the words "wilfully refuses" by section 10 of, and the First Schedule to, the
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have effect, as if that section were contained in this Act but so that sections 10 and 11, except section 10(4), do not apply.
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370:(a) approaches, or is in the neighbourhood of, or enters any prohibited place within the meaning of this Act; or
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262:. These fuelled numerous press and literary accounts of imaginary German undercover activities, such as
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/968), article 3(a) and Schedule, Part 1
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/968), article 3(b) and Schedule, Part 2
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was sentenced to imprisonment for a total of 35 years for disclosing material while employed at GCHQ.
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four days later on 22 August. The act, with its extremely wide-ranging powers, replaced the earlier
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Hillaire Barnett, Constitutional and Administrative Law, 2nd Ed, 1998, Cavendish Publishing Ltd.
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Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Cmnd. 5104) (1972) - the
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1. — (1) If any person for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State—
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1209:"The National Security Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2023"
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903:
302:
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748:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site at Windscale, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PF.
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The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site at Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RA.
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official information without lawful authority. It was only after nearly 80 years that the
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For the purposes of section 3(c), any place belonging to or used for the purposes of the
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The Rise of the German Menace - Imperial Anxiety and British Popular Culture, 1896-1903
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The words omitted were repealed by section 1(1) of, and Part XII of Schedule 1 to, the
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1549:, Report by the UK's Security Commission following an investigation of the Smith case
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The Urenco (Capenhurst) Limited site at Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6ER.
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Wadham, John (July 2013). "Chapter 15: Official Secrets". In Overs, Estelle (ed.).
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Text of the The Official Secrets (Commonwealth of Australia) Order in Council 1915
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The British Nuclear Fuels plc site at Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6ER.
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1180:"The Official Secrets Acts and Official Secrecy - Briefing Paper Number CBP07422"
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The power conferred by this section has been exercised by the following Orders:
732:) is deemed to be a place belonging to or used for the purposes of Her Majesty.
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The British Nuclear Fuels plc site at Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PG.
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is deemed to be a place belonging to or used for the purposes of Her Majesty.
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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Reform of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Cm. 408) (June 1988)
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706:"any place belonging to or used for the purposes of His Majesty", s.3(c)"
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as it applies to prosecutions under section 1 of this Act. It now reads:
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through all of its stages in a single day, 18 August 1911, and receiving
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were intended for the 66,000 German reservists rumoured to be in London.
213:
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Reform of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (Cmnd. 7285) (1978)
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was sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years (reduced from 25 on appeal).
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Discussed by A. Nichol, Official Secrets and Jury Vetting Crim LR 284.
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For the purposes of this Act, the expression "prohibited place" means—
307:
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for any term not less than three years and not exceeding seven years.
238:, the Act was repealed by section 3 of the Official Secrets Act 1963.
1638:
The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/971)
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616:
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From 1911 to 1920, an offence under this section was punishable with
399:"For any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State"
334:
220:, and in overseas crown territories and colonies. It also applied to
485:
Hillaire Barnett described sentences for espionage as "swingeing".
1034:
Official Secrets (Commonwealth of Australia) Order in Council 1915
981:
Official Secrets (Commonwealth of Australia) Order in Council 1915
1903:
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1975 (SI 1975/182)
689:
The words in square brackets were inserted or substituted by the
51:
An Act to re-enact the Official Secrets Act 1889 with Amendments.
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The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) (Amendment) Order 1993
551:
This subsection applies to prosecutions under section 1 of the
143:
1450:
Bartlett, Gail; Maer, Lucinda; Everett, Michael (2 May 2017).
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811:
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Places declared to be prohibited places under section 3(c)
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Section 2 - Wrongful communication, &c. of information
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alleged that 50,000 Mauser rifles stored in a cellar near
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French, David (1978). "Spy Fever in Britain, 1900-1915".
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1617:, 1971, London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, and see also
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ENIGMA 2000 article - Michael John Smith. Codename Borg
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was sentenced to imprisonment for a total of 23 years.
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268:
Spies for the Kaiser. Plotting the downfall of England
1294:"Official Secrets and Government Openness in Britain"
418:
This expression is defined by section 3 of the Act.
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1599:
Official Secrets Act 1989 (Commencement) Order 1990
1449:
789:
The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1994
426:The expression "enemy" includes a potential enemy.
349:
290:also became extremely popular, with novels such as
1445:
1443:
1441:
1357:"How fake news created the British secret service"
951:Section 11- Saving for laws of British possessions
774:The Official Secrets (Prohibited Place) Order 1955
714:is deemed to be a place belonging to Her Majesty.
453:See section 1(2) of this Act and section 2 of the
931:Section 9(1) is extended by section 11(3) of the
836:. They are replaced by section 8(1) of that Act.
395:. They are replaced by section 8(1) of that Act.
227:The Act was repealed and replaced in 2023 by the
4275:
1452:"The Official Secrets Acts and Official Secrecy"
1240:"Official Secrets Act, 1963: section 3, Repeals"
1082:
1438:
1048:Official Secrets (Jersey) Order in Council 1952
893:
796:Electronic communications stations and offices
576:on 1 March 1990. It has been replaced for the
2922:Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1919:
1613:For an account of the trial, see Aitken, J.,
4289:Classified information in the United Kingdom
4122:Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919
1795:Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953
1486:Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953
4158:Measures of the National Assembly for Wales
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1287:
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4182:Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
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1912:
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1168:
1161:Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
668:Section 3 - Definition of prohibited place
1309:
1050:(SI 1952/1034) (following passage of the
346:replaced this provision in the 1911 Act.
2920:Great Britain and Ireland and the United
1861:
1367:
1276:
850:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
812:Section 7 - Penalty for harbouring spies
440:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
1464:R v. Parrott (1913) 8 Cr.App.Rep. 186,
1324:
1185:. House of Commons Library. 2 May 2017.
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4284:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1911
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1799:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975
1490:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975
1419:
1376:
1155:This Act came into force on receiving
882:Section 8 - Restriction on prosecution
719:United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
354:This section is very broadly drafted.
4170:Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
1907:
1691:, paragraph 3(1) (as inserted by the
1291:
1159:because no other date was specified:
1146:is given by section 13(1) of the Act.
926:Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
163:Text of statute as originally enacted
4241:United Kingdom statutory instruments
1354:
518:
1513:2 QB 377, (1961) 45 Cr.App.R. 292,
1325:Longson, Patrick (8 October 2013).
1059:Section 13 - Short title and repeal
530:
13:
1933:
1853:, as originally enacted, from the
1093:Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1939
1052:Official Secrets (Jersey) Law 1952
572:This section was repealed for the
362:This subsection reads as amended:
170:Revised text of statute as amended
14:
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1834:
1827:, section 11(2), final paragraph.
1040:/1199) (following passage of the
753:for the purpose of this section:
1693:Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971
1665:Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954
1221:, 27 November 2023, SI 2023/1272
999:Parliament of the United Kingdom
992:
460:
380:he shall be guilty of felony ...
350:Section 1 - Penalties for spying
191:Parliament of the United Kingdom
39:Parliament of the United Kingdom
32:
4142:Acts of the Scottish Parliament
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1355:Lyle, H.B. (10 November 1917).
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1336:(PhD). University of Birmingham
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1739:Schedule 17
1340:22 December
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1196:Schedule 18
1144:short title
945:affirmation
465:This is an
214:Isle of Man
144:Repealed by
4278:Categories
4083:(formerly
1763:Schedule 4
1689:Schedule 1
1526:R v. Prime
1511:R v. Blake
1122:References
726:Schedule 1
308:Daily Mail
242:Background
117:Amended by
47:Long title
2906:1751–1800
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2697:1760–1764
2692:1755–1759
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627:The Times
617:ABC trial
335:Law Lords
320:of 1913.
4133:devolved
4110:measures
1701:Schedule
1361:LA Times
1099:See also
1007:Citation
920:section.
860:Sentence
844:See the
481:Examples
473:Sentence
430:"Felony"
258:and the
94:Repealed
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507:History
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