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Official Secrets Act 1989

CHAPTER 6

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1. Security and intelligence.
2. Defence.
3. International relations.
4. Crime and special investigation powers.
5. Information resulting from unauthorised disclosures or entrusted in confidence.
6. Information entrusted in confidence to other States or international organisations.
7. Authorised disclosures.
8. Safeguarding of information.
9. Prosecutions.
10. Penalties.
11. Arrest, search and trial.
12. “Crown servant” and “government contractor”.
13. Other interpretation provisions.
14. Orders.
15. Acts done abroad and extent.
16. Short title, citation, consequential amendments, repeals, revocation and commencement.
Schedules:
Schedule 1—Consequential Amendments.
Schedule 2—Repeals and Revocation.