An Act to replace section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 by provisions protecting more limited classes of official information.
Citation
1989 c. 6
Dates
Royal assent
11 May 1989
Commencement
1 March 1990[2]
Other legislation
Amends
Official Secrets Act 1911
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repeals and replaces section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, thereby removing the public interest defence created by that section.
Lord Bingham said that the white paper "Reform of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911" (Cm. 408) (June 1988) was the immediate precursor of this Act and that its recommendations bear directly on the interpretation of this Act.[3]
^This short title was given to this Act by section 16(1) of this Act.
^The Official Secrets Act 1989 (Commencement) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/199), article 2
^R v. Shayler [2002] UKHL 11 at [11], [2002] All ER 477 at 485
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