Act 19 of 1923

The Official Secrets Act, 1923

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to official secrets.

Section	Title
1	Short title, extent and application.	Read
2	Definitions.	Read
3	Penalties for spying.	Read
4	Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences.	Read
5	Wrongful communication, etc., of information.	Read
6	Unauthorised use of uniforms; falsification of reports, forgery, personation, and falsedocuments.	Read
7	Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union.	Read
8	Duty of giving information as to commission of offences.	Read
9	Attempts, incitements, etc.	Read
10	Penalty for harbouring spies.	Read
11	Search-warrants.	Read
12	Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7.	Read
13	Restriction of trial of offences.	Read
14	Exclusion of public from proceedings.	Read
15	Offences by companies.	Read
16	Repealed..	Read