An Act to revise and consolidate the law relating to the protection of official secrets.
Citation
Act 88
Territorial extent
Malaysia
Passed by
Dewan Rakyat
Passed
14 August 1972
Passed by
Dewan Negara
Passed
5 September 1972
Royal assent
26 September 1972
Commenced
30 September 1972
Effective
1 October 1972
Legislative history
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat
Bill title
Official Secrets Bill 1972
Bill citation
D.R. 38/1972
Introduced by
Mohamed Yaacob, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
First reading
8 August 1972
Second reading
11 August 1972
Third reading
14 August 1972
Second chamber: Dewan Negara
Bill title
Official Secrets Bill 1972
Bill citation
D.R. 38/1972
Member(s) in charge
Mohamed Yaacob, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
First reading
4 September 1972
Second reading
5 September 1972
Third reading
5 September 1972
Amends
Finance Companies Act 1969 [Act 6]
Amended by
Banking Act 1973 [Act 102] Bank Simpanan Nasional Act 1974 [Act 146] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Criminal Procedure (Amendment and Extension) Act 1976 [Act A324] Banking and Borrowing Companies (Amendment) Act 1979 [Act A454] Official Secrets (Amendment) Act 1984 [Act A573] Official Secrets (Amendment) Act 1986 [Act A660] Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 [Act 372]
Related legislation
Official Secrets Ordinance 1950 of the States of Malaya [F.M. 15 of 1950] Official Secrets Ordinance of Sabah [Cap. 90] Official Secrets Acts 1911 and 1920 of the United Kingdom Official Secrets Ordinance of Sarawak [Cap. 63]
Keywords
Classified information, confidential, official secret, restricted, secret, top secret, espionage, informant
Status: In force
The Official Secrets Act 1972 (Malay: Akta Rahsia Rasmi 1972, abbreviated OSA), is a statute in Malaysia prohibiting the dissemination of information classified as an official secret. 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]
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