448:(1) Where a chief officer of police is satisfied that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence under section one of the principal Act has been committed and for believing that any person is able to furnish information as to the offence or suspected offence, he may apply to a Secretary of State for permission to exercise the powers conferred by this subsection and, if such permission is granted, he may authorise a superintendent of police, or any police officer not below the rank of inspector, to require the person believed to be able to furnish information to give any information in his power relating to the offence or suspected offence, and, if so required and on tender of his reasonable expenses, to attend at such reasonable time and place as may be specified by the superintendent or other officer; and if a person required in pursuance of such an authorisation to give information, or to attend as aforesaid, fails to comply with any such requirement or knowingly gives false information, he shall be guilty of a
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215:(e) uses, or has in his possession or under his control, without the authority of the Government Department or the authority concerned, any die, seal, or stamp of or belonging to, or used, made or provided by any Government Department, or by any diplomatic, naval, military, or air-force authority appointed by or acting under the authority of His Majesty, or any die, seal or stamp so nearly resembling any such die, seal or stamp as to be calculated to deceive, or counterfeits any such die, seal or stamp, or uses, or has in his possession, or under his control, any such counterfeited die, seal or stamp;
233:(b) allows any other person to have possession of any official document issued for his use alone, or communicates any secret official code word or pass word so issued, or, without lawful authority or excuse, has in his possession any official document or secret official code word or pass word issued for the use of some person other than himself, or on obtaining possession of any official document by finding or otherwise, neglects or fails to restore it to the person or authority by whom or for whose use it was issued, or to a police constable; or
212:(d) personates, or falsely represents himself to be a person holding, or in the employment of a person holding, office under His Majesty, or to be or not to be a person to whom an official document or secret official code word or pass word has been duly issued or communicated, or with intent to obtain an official document, secret official code word or pass word, whether for himself or any other person, knowingly makes any false statement; or
455:(2) Where a chief officer of police has reasonable grounds to believe that the case is one of great emergency and that in the interest of the State immediate action is necessary, he may exercise the powers conferred by the last foregoing subsection without applying for or being granted the permission of a Secretary of State, but if he does so shall forthwith report the circumstances to the Secretary of State.
230:(a) retains for any purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State any official document, whether or not completed or issued for use, when he has no right to retain it, or when it is contrary to his duty to retain it, or fails to comply with any directions issued by any Government Department or any person authorised by such department with regard to the return or disposal thereof; or
199:(1) If any person for the purpose of gaining admission, or of assisting any other person to gain admission, to a prohibited place, within the meaning of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"), or for any other purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State within the meaning of the said Act –
209:(c) tampers with any passport or any naval, military, air-force, police, or official pass, permit, certificate, licence, or other document of a similar character (hereinafter in this section referred to as an official document), or has in his possession any forged, altered, or irregular official document; or.
458:(3) References in this section to a chief officer of police shall be construed as including references to any officer of police expressly authorised by a chief officer of police to act on his behalf for the purposes of this section when by reason of illness, absence, or other cause he is unable to do so.
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Any person who is guilty of a misdemeanour under the principal Act or this Act shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment, ... for a term not exceeding two years, or, on conviction under the
Summary Jurisdiction Acts, to imprisonment, . . . for a term not exceeding three months or to
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No person in the vicinity of any prohibited place shall obstruct, knowingly mislead or otherwise interfere with or impede, the chief officer or a superintendent or other officer of police, or any member of His
Majesty’s forces engaged on guard, sentry, patrol, or other similar duty in relation to the
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Kingdom, shall be evidence that he has, for a purpose prejudicial to the
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203:(a) uses or wears, without lawful authority, any naval, military, air-force, police, or other official uniform, or any uniform so nearly resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive, or falsely represents himself to be a person who is or has been entitled to use or wear any such uniform; or
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Attorney General.
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punishment, and to be proceeded against in the same manner, as if he had committed the offence.
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782:"The National Security Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2023"
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Majesty’s forces
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to commit any offence under the principal Act or this Act, or solicits or
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Section 6 – Duty of giving information as to commission of offences
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AC 440, 68 Cr App R 343, 2 WLR 247, 1 All ER 745, Crim LR 247,
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or endeavours to persuade another person to commit an offence, or
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QB 870, 57 Cr App R 439, 2 WLR 520, 2 All ER 89, Crim LR 309,
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The
Official Secrets Acts, 1911 and 1920, are hereby repealed.
403:, which is applicable by virtue of section 11(1) of this Act.
659:, reversing QB 31, 3 WLR 395, 3 All ER 731, Crim LR 627,
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Section 8 – Provisions as to trial and punishment of offences
726:"National Security Act Factsheet - Home Office in the media"
708:
This Act came into force on the date on which it received
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See section 11(1A) of this Act, section 101(1) of the
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2 QB 350, 43 Cr App R 114, 2 WLR 694, 2 All ER 92,
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363:This expression means "in or in the vicinity of".
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865:The Official Secrets Act 1920, section 8(2); the
440:This section was substituted by section 1 of the
972:, as originally enacted from Legislation.gov.uk.
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371:This expression is defined by section 3 of the
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51:An Act to amend the Official Secrets Act, 1911.
180:The Act was repealed by and replaced with the
1994:Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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933:, 1999 Edition, paragraph 25–320 at page 2086
751:"National Security Act 2023: Schedule 18"
8:
3361:Classified information in the United Kingdom
3194:Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919
879:Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953
602:Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1953
545:"Aids or abets and does any act preparatory"
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714:Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
504:Section 7 – Attempts, incitements, &c.
20:
1992:Great Britain and Ireland and the United
819:. Government of Ireland. 5 February 1963
813:"Official Secrets Act, 1963 – section 3"
763:, 11 July 2023, 2023 c. 32 (sch. 18)
653:Attorney General v Leveller Magazine Ltd
628:must be construed as a reference to the
485:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
417:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
283:Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
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261:of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the
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3356:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1920
883:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975
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859:
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620:The effect of section 17(2)(a) of the
610:Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975
3242:Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
240:he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
147:Text of statute as originally enacted
7:
3313:United Kingdom statutory instruments
712:because no other date was provided:
588:The words omitted were repealed for
842:Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
263:Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
471:of the Official Secrets Act 1939.
154:Revised text of statute as amended
14:
794:, 27 November 2023, SI 2023/1272
175:Parliament of the United Kingdom
39:Parliament of the United Kingdom
32:
3214:Acts of the Scottish Parliament
616:"The Summary Jurisdiction Acts"
195:Sections 1(1) and (2) provide:
3318:Scottish statutory instruments
487:and section 8(2) of this Act.
419:and section 8(2) of this Act.
395:"Superintendent ... of police"
285:and section 8(2) of this Act.
1:
3335:Church of England instruments
1014:Pre-parliamentary legislation
970:The Official Secrets Act 1920
960:The Official Secrets Act 1920
624:is that the reference to the
379:"Chief officer ... of police"
1045:the Kingdom of Great Britain
944:Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
871:Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
630:Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
730:homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk
318:See R v Kent 1 KB 454, 28
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182:National Security Act 2023
133:National Security Act 2023
18:United Kingdom legislation
1673:Acts of Parliament of the
867:Criminal Justice Act 1948
626:Summary Jurisdiction Acts
608:by section 221(2) of the
594:Criminal Justice Act 1948
572:Official Secrets Act 1911
539:Official Secrets Act 1911
442:Official Secrets Act 1939
401:Official Secrets Act 1911
373:Official Secrets Act 1911
335:Official Secrets Act 1911
163:Official Secrets Act 1920
121:Official Secrets Act 1989
111:Official Secrets Act 1911
31:
26:
22:Official Secrets Act 1920
1990:of the United Kingdom of
1676:Kingdom of Great Britain
1021:List of English statutes
219:he shall be guilty of a
1459:Interregnum (1642–1660)
622:Interpretation Act 1978
600:by section 1(2) of the
592:by section 1(2) of the
389:Interpretation Act 1978
345:This section provides:
337:(see section 1 above).
309:Section 2(1) provides:
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387:and Schedule 1 to the
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1960:Parliament of Ireland
1052:Parliament of England
792:The National Archives
761:The National Archives
481:Criminal Law Act 1967
413:Criminal Law Act 1967
279:Criminal Law Act 1967
3226:Acts of Senedd Cymru
3157:European Communities
1026:Charter of Liberties
881:, section 1(2); the
869:, section 1(2); the
677:Official Secrets Act
359:"In the vicinity of"
226:(2) If any person –
3131:Halsbury's Statutes
1043:of states preceding
1041:Acts of parliaments
817:irishstatutebook.ie
672:Halsbury's Statutes
533:"The principal Act"
444:. It now provides:
329:"The principal Act"
23:
3137:Legislation.gov.uk
1988:Acts of Parliament
964:Legislation.gov.uk
962:, as amended from
787:legislation.gov.uk
756:legislation.gov.uk
541:. (see section 1)
367:"Prohibited place"
167:10 & 11 Geo. 5
62:10 & 11 Geo. 5
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1446:Petition of Right
885:, section 221(2).
590:England and Wales
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