Official Secrets Act, 1923
Foot Notes
1. Extended to Berar by Act No. 4 of 1941; to
Goa,Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg.6 of
1963, to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963 and to Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965.
2. The words "in the Provinces"
omitted by the A.O. 1950.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Preamble omitted,
ibid.
4. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967.
5. Clause (1A) omitted by the A.O. 1948.
6. Omitted by Act No. 24 of 1977.
7. Clause (9A) omitted by Act No. 3 of 1951.
8. The words "or by any Local
Government" omitted by the A.O. 1937.
9. Inserted by Act No. 24 of 1967.
10. Omitted by Act No. 24 of 1967.
11. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967 for the
words "or information, shall be presumed to have been made".
12. Substituted by Act No. 3 of 1951, for the
words "the States".
13. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967, for the
words "or which has been made or obtained in contravention of this
Act,".
14. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967 for the
former sub-section (4), w.e.f. 10th. July, 1968.
15. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967 for the
words "two years".
16. Omitted by Act No. 24 of 1967.
17. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the
words "His Majesty's Forces".
18. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967 for the
words "two years".
19. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967 for the
words "two years".
20. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967, for the
words "one year".
21. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967 for the
former section 12.
22. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974), section 306.
23. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the
words "Local Government".
24. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for
the words "Governor-General in Council".
25. The words "the Local Government"
omitted by the A.O. 1937.
26. Proviso omitted by Act No. 24 of 1967.
27. Inserted by the A.O. 1937.
28. Substituted by Act No. 24 of 1967, for the
former section 15.