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Official Secrets Act

The Official Secrets Act is the name of several Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament for the protection of official information, mainly related to national security. The latest revision is Official Secrets Act 1989 (1989 chapter 6), repealing section 2 of Official Secrets Act 1911.

External links

• Official Secrets Act 1989 (official text from Her Majesty's Stationery Office)
• BBC News: Troubled history of Official Secrets Act

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The phrase official secrets act may also be used to refer to statutes of a similar nature in other countries.

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