Official Secrets
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Regulations
30A. The Minister may make regulations to carry out the purposes
of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
words, may—
(a) prescribe the manner of classifying information, documents
and other materials;
(b) prescribe the procedure for handling, storage and delivery
of official documents and other information;
(c) prescribe the manner of disposing waste official documents;
(d) prescribe the manner of communication of official
information;
(e) prescribe all other matters necessary to protect the safety
or secrecy of any information or thing;
(f) provide for offences and penalties not exceeding a fine
of five thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding
one year for the contravention of any provision of the
regulations; and
(g) provide for the compounding of any of such offences.
Repeal
31. (1) The Official Secrets Ordinance 1950 of the States of Malaya
[F.M. 15 of 1950] and the Official Secrets Ordinance of Sabah
[Cap. 90] are hereby repealed.
(2) The Official Secrets Act 1911 [1 and 2 Geo. 5. c. 28] and
the Official Secrets Act 1920 [10 and 11. Geo. 5. c. 75], both of
the United Kingdom, in so far as they have effect in Sarawak or
any other part of Malaysia, with or without modification, are
hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE
[Section 2A]
Cabinet documents, records of decisions and deliberations including those
of Cabinet committes;
State Executive Council documents, records of decisions and deliberations
including those of State Executive Council committees;
Documents concerning national security, defence and international relations.
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