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Ge11fide11tial. 

Government Code & Cypher School. 

DeclaTation by ....................................................... . 

My attention has been dTawn to the provisions of Section 2 (1), (la), (2) 

and 8 (2) of the Official SecTets Acts, 1911 and 1920, which aTe set out below, 

and 1 understand the effect of these sections and the serious consequen•:es which 

may follow any bTeach of theiT provisions. 

1 am awaTe that the office in which 1 am working is a" prohibited place'" 

within the meaning of Section 2, and that my duties in themselves constitute 

"information which relates to or is used in a prohibited place," in addition to such 

information as 1 may acquire in the performance of these duties and as defined in 

Section 2. 

Official Secrets Acts, 191 l and 1920. 

OFFICIAL SEURETS ACTS, 1911 and 1920. 

2 " (1) If any person having in his possession or control any secn:t 

offwial code word, or pass word, or any sketch, plan, model, article, note, docu1nen1., 

01· information which relates to or is used ID a prohibited place or anything rn 

such a place, or which has been made or obtained in contra.vent.ion of this Ac1., 

or which has been entmsted ID confidence to him by any person holding office 

unuer His Ma3esty or which he has obtamed or to which he has had access owin11 

to his position as a person who holds or has held office under Hilij -~fajesty or has 

held a contract made on behalf of His Majesty or as a person who is or has been 

employed under a person \\ho holds or has held such an office or con tract,-

(Cl) commumcates the code word, pass word, sketch, plan. model, articlil. 

note, document or information to any person, other than a person to 

whom he is authorised to communicate it, or a. person to whom it s 

in the inte1 est of the State his duty to communicate it, or 

(all) uses the mfo1·mation in his po,,session for the benefit of any foreign 

power or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests ,,r 

the State, or 

(b) retams the sketch, plan, model. article, note, or document in his pm•se~­

sion or control \\hen he has no t'lght to retain it or when 1t is C'ontrn1 y 

to his dut.} to retam it, or fails to comply with all dire::tions issued I y 

lawful authority with regard to the retum or disposal thereof, or 

(c) fails to take 1 easonable care of, or so conducts himself as to enuanger the 

safety of the i,ketch, plan, model, article, note, document, sec1·et offici 'I.I 

code, or pa&s word or information ; 

that perbon shall he guilty of a misdemeanour. 

{la) If any pe1son ha\'ing in his possession or control any sketch, pla•1, 

model, article note, document, or information which relates to munitionl' of \\Ill', 

communicates it directly 01· indirectly to any foreign power, or in any othor 

manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State, that person shall lie 

guilty of a miRdemPannur. 

(2) If any person receiYes any sebret official code word, or pass word, ·>r 

sketch, plan, model, article, note, document, or informa..tjon, kn0\11ing, or ha\'i11g 

reasonable grounds to believe, at the time when he reueives it, that the coc!e 

\\ ord, pass word, sketch, plan, model, 11.riicle, note, document, or information 1s 

communicated to him in contravention of this Act, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, unless he proves that the comwun1cation to him of the code word, pa .. s 

word, sketch, plan, model, article, note, document, or information was contrary 

to his desire. 

8 (2) Any person who is guilty of a misdemeanour under the Official Secrets 

Act 1911 and 1920 shall be liable on conviction or indictment to imprisonmer t, 

with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding two years, or, on conviction 

under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, to imprisonment, with or without ha.·d 

labour, for a term not exceeding three months or to a. fine not exceeding fifty 

pounds or both such imprisonment and fine. " 

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