TY - BOOK TI - The official secrets act,1923 (19 of 1923) (Bare Act) U1 - 340 PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi PB - Universal Law Publishing N1 - THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923 Introduction Sections 1. Short title, extent and application 2. Definitions 3. Penalties for spying 4. Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences 5. Wrongful communication, etc., of information i 6. Unauthorised use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents 7. Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union 8. Duty of giving information as to commission of offences 9. Attempts, incitements, etc. 10. Penalty for harbouring spies 11. Search-warrants 12. Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7 13. Restriction on trial of offences 14. Exclusion of public from proceedings " 15. .Offences by compatues 16. [Rqpealed] ER -