# National Security Act 2023, Paragraph 6: Official Secrets Act 1989 (c. 6)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Official Secrets Act 1989 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 5(6) (offence of disclosing information obtained by espionage) for “section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911” substitute “any of sections 1 to 4 of the National Security Act 2023”.
(3) In section 11 (arrest, search and trial)—
(a) for subsections (3) and (3A) substitute—
“(3) Schedule 2 to the National Security Act 2023 (powers of entry, search and seizure) applies in relation to a relevant offence as it applies in relation to a relevant act (within the meaning given by paragraphs 1 and 18 of that Schedule).”;
(b) for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4) If it is necessary in the interests of national security, a court may exclude the public from any part of proceedings for a relevant offence, except the passing of sentence.”;
(c) after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A) In this section a “relevant offence” means an offence under any provision of this Act other than section 8(1), (4) or (5).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/18/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-18/paragraph-6
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