- Official Secrets Act 1939
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The Official Secrets Act 1939[1] 
Parliament of the United KingdomLong title An Act to amend section six of the Official Secrets Act 1920. Statute book chapter 2 & 3 Geo. 6 c. 121 Dates Royal Assent 23 November 1939 Commencement 23 November 1939[2] Status: Official text of the Official Secrets Act 1939 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database The Official Secrets Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6 c. 121) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It substitutes a new section 6 into the Official Secrets Act 1920, which limits the scope of that offence to offences under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (it had formerly applied to all offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911 and to all offences under that Act). It was enacted in reaction to the "Sandys affair" in 1938, when Duncan Sandys MP was "threatened" with prosecution under section 6 in attempt to get him to disclose who had given information about the inadequate state of the air defences around London to him.
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References
- ^ This short title was given to this Act by section 2(1) of this Act.
- ^ This Act came into force on the date on which it received royal assent because no other date was provided: Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
External links
- Official text of the Official Secrets Act 1939 as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
- Official text of the Official Secrets Act 1939 as originally enacted within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
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