Official Secrets Act 1889

The Official Secrets Act 1889^[1]
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to prevent the Disclosure of Official Documents and Information.
Citation	52 & 53 Vict. c. 52
Royal Assent	26 August 1889
Commencement	26 August 1889^[2]
Repealed	22 August 1911^[3]
Other legislation
Repealed by	The Official Secrets Act 1911, section 13(2)
Status: Repealed

The Official Secrets Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 52) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It created offences of disclosure of information (section 1) and breach of official trust (section 2). It was replaced for the United Kingdom by the Official Secrets Act 1911.

Parliamentary debates

↑ This short title is given by section 10 of the Act.
↑ This Act came into force on receiving royal assent because no other date was specified: Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793
↑ This Act was repealed on the date that the Official Secrets Act 1911 received royal assent because no other date was specified by that Act for its commencement: Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793

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