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| Long title | An Act to replace section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 by provisions protecting more limited classes of official information. |
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| 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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 of Cornhill 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