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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
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Act 88
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006
PUBLISHED BY
THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968
IN COLLABORATION WITH
PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD
2006
2
Laws of Malaysia
ACT 88
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
Date of Royal Assent
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Date of publication in the Gazette ... ...
26 September 1972
30 September 1972
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 88
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Short title
2.
Interpretation
2A. Addition, deletion or amendment of the Schedule
2B. Appointment of public officer to classify official document, etc.
2C. Declassification of official secret by a Minister or a public officer
3.
Penalties for spying
4.
Prohibition of taking or making any document, measurement, sounding or survey of or within a prohibited place
5.
Penalty for making or assisting in making false declarations or statements in obtaining permits
6.
Special power of the court to direct search and seizure
7.
Prohibition from carrying photographic apparatus
7A. Duty to report request for information, etc.
7B. Placing in confidence of foreign agent
8.
Wrongful communication, etc. of official secret
9.
Unauthorized use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents
10.
Interfering with police officers or members of the armed forces
11.
Duty to give information
12.
Power to require the production of messages
13.
Harbouring
14.
Attempts, incitements, etc.
15.
Restrictions on prosecutions
16.
Burden of proof and presumptions
4
REPRINT
Act 88
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
Incorporating all amendments up to 1 January 2006
PUBLISHED BY
THE COMMISSIONER OF LAW REVISION, MALAYSIA
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISION OF LAWS ACT 1968
IN COLLABORATION WITH
PERCETAKAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA BHD
2006
2
Laws of Malaysia
ACT 88
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
Date of Royal Assent
... ... ... ...
Date of publication in the Gazette ... ...
26 September 1972
30 September 1972
PREVIOUS REPRINTS
First Reprint
Second Reprint
Third Reprint
…
...
...
…
...
...
…
...
...
…
...
...
1983
1988
1994
Fourth Reprint
...
...
...
...
1999
Official Secrets
3
LAWS OF MALAYSIA
Act 88
OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Short title
2.
Interpretation
2A. Addition, deletion or amendment of the Schedule
2B. Appointment of public officer to classify official document, etc.
2C. Declassification of official secret by a Minister or a public officer
3.
Penalties for spying
4.
Prohibition of taking or making any document, measurement, sounding or survey of or within a prohibited place
5.
Penalty for making or assisting in making false declarations or statements in obtaining permits
6.
Special power of the court to direct search and seizure
7.
Prohibition from carrying photographic apparatus
7A. Duty to report request for information, etc.
7B. Placing in confidence of foreign agent
8.
Wrongful communication, etc. of official secret
9.
Unauthorized use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents
10.
Interfering with police officers or members of the armed forces
11.
Duty to give information
12.
Power to require the production of messages
13.
Harbouring
14.
Attempts, incitements, etc.
15.
Restrictions on prosecutions
16.
Burden of proof and presumptions
4