Official Secret Act 1972 Articles
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Official secret act 1972 articles. Published 24 mar 2016 11 11 am. The legislation is based on the official secrets act of the united kingdom after criticism of the act for lacking clarity it was amended in 1986. 1 october 1972 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan agong with the advice and consent of the dewan negara and dewan rakyat in parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows. Ministry of defence analyst 50 is jailed for four and a half years for breaching official secrets act by leaking details about uk missile system after claiming he was tortured by uk authorities.
Simon finch 50 sent top secret details of a. Enacted in 1972 malaysia s official secrets act osa has been criticized for stifling dissent and freedom of expression through its provisions that grant absolute power to the authorities to. Enacted to prevent the disclosure of official documents and information the 19 sections in the osa describe what such disclosure involves and what can happen if you commit an offence under the osa. 27 supra note 12 paras 18 27 hc.
During lord curzon s tenure as viceroy of india the act was once amended and made stringent in the shape of the indian official secret act 1904. The indian official secrets act act no xix of 1923 was once extended. Key offences under the official secrets act. Akta rahsia rasmi 1972 abbreviated osa is a statute in malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret.
This act may be cited as the official secrets act 1972. If there is one secret that you should uncover for yourself then that is singapore s official secrets act osa. 2 interpretation cite 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires armed forces includes a any regular or volunteer armed forces of malaysia whether in malaysia or outside malaysia. Former defence worker who breached the official secrets act as he leaked details of a uk missile system has been jailed for four and a half years.
Official secrets act 1972 an act to revise and consolidate the law relating to the protection of official secrets. Modified 24 mar 2016 11 13 am. Parliament the office of the chief security officer of the. 26 s 2 malaysian official secrets act 1972 act 88 states that official relates to any public.