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Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Act No. XIX of 1923).
Exclusion of public
from proceedings
14. In addition and without prejudice to any powers which a Court may
possess to order the exclusion of the public from any proceedings if, in
the course of proceedings before a Court against any person for an
offence under this Act or the proceedings on appeal, or in the course
of the trial of a person under this Act, application is made by the
prosecution, on the ground that the publication of any evidence to be
given or of any statement to be made in the course of the proceedings
would be prejudicial to the safety of the State, that all or any portion
of the public shall be excluded during any part of the hearing, the
Court may make an order to that effect, but the passing of sentence
shall in any case take place in public.
Offences by
companies, etc
15. Where the person guilty of an offence under this Act is a company
or corporation, every director and officer of the company or corporation
with whose knowledge and consent the offence was committed shall be
guilty of the like offence.
[Repealed]
16. [Repealed by section 2 and Schedule of the Repealing Act, 1927
(Act No. XII of 1927).]
.
1 Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words `Bangladesh` and `Government` were substituted, for the words `Pakistan` and
`appropriate Government` respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973
(Act No. VIII of 1973)
2 The first and second paragraphs of the preamble were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
3 The words `the Republic` were substituted, for the word `Government` by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
4 Clause (2A) was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of
1973)
5 The word `Bengali` was substituted, for the words `the vernacular of the locality` by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws
(Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
6 The word `Bengali` was substituted, for the words `the vernacular of the locality` by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws
(Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
7 Section 3A was inserted by section 2 of the Official Secrets (Amendment) Act, 1956 (Act No. X of 1956)
8 The words `the Government` were substituted, for the words `that Government` by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws
(Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
9 Subsection (4) was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII
of 1973)
10 The words and commas `the Inspector General of Police or, in the Dacca Metropolitan area, the Police Commissioner` were substituted, for
the words `an Inspector General` by the Schedule of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No.
LXIX of 1976)
11 The letter and words `a Metropolitan Area` were substituted, for the words `the Dacca Metropolitan Area` by the Schedule of the
Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XLVIII of 1978)
12 The words and commas `the Inspector General of Police or, in the Dacca Metropolitan area, the Police Commissioner` were substituted, for
the words `an Inspector General` by the Schedule of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No.
LXIX of 1976)
13 The letter and words `a Metropolitan Area` were substituted, for the words `the Dacca Metropolitan Area` by the Schedule of the
Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XLVIII of 1978)
14 Clause (a) was omitted by section 5 of the Official Secrets (Amendment) Ac, 1966 (Act No. VIII of 1966)
15 The word `Pakistan` was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act
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