Official Secrets 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 88 OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 2A. Addition, deletion or amendment of the Schedule 2B. Appointment of public officer to classify official document, etc. 2C. Declassification of official secret by a Minister or a public officer 3. Penalties for spying 4. Prohibition of taking or making any document, measurement, sounding or survey of or within a prohibited place 5. Penalty for making or assisting in making false declarations or statements in obtaining permits 6. Special power of the court to direct search and seizure 7. Prohibition from carrying photographic apparatus 7A. Duty to report request for information, etc. 7B. Placing in confidence of foreign agent 8. Wrongful communication, etc. of official secret 9. Unauthorized use of uniforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents 10. Interfering with police officers or members of the armed forces 11. Duty to give information 12. Power to require the production of messages 13. Harbouring 14. Attempts, incitements, etc. 15. Restrictions on prosecutions 16. Burden of proof and presumptions