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Official Secrets Act, 1923

[Act No. 19 of 1923 dated 2nd. April, 1923] An Act to consolidate and amend the law 2[***] relating to official secrets. 3[***] Whereas it is expedient that the law relating to official secrets 2 [***] should be consolidated and amended; It is hereby enacted as follows:

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

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