| Official Secrets Act 1972 | |
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| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| 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]
- ^ Wu, Min Aun & Hickling, R. H. (2003). Hickling's Malaysian Public Law, pp. 91–92. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Malaysia. ISBN 983-74-2518-0.