Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, Cross Heading: National Security and Official Secrets Acts is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 paras. 47A-47D and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2025) by The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (List A and B Offences) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/75), regs. 1, 2(8); S.S.I. 2025/27, reg. 3, sch.
47A.SAn offence under the Official Secrets Act 1911.
47B.SAn offence under the Official Secrets Act 1920.
47C.SAn offence under the Official Secrets Act 1989.
47D.SAn offence under any of the following provisions of the National Security Act 2023—
(a)section 1 (obtaining or disclosing protected information),
(b)section 2 (obtaining or disclosing trade secrets),
(c)section 3 (assisting a foreign intelligence service),
(d)section 4 (entering etc a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK),
(e)section 12 (sabotage),
(f)section 13 (foreign interference: general),
(g)section 17 (obtaining etc material benefits from a foreign intelligence service),
(h)section 18 (preparatory conduct).]
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