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Section 16(4).
SCHEDULE 2E+W+S+N.I. Repeals and Revocation
| 1911 c. 28. | The Official Secrets Act 1911. | Section 2. |
| In section 12, in the paragraph beginning “Expressions referring”, the words “or receiving” (in both places where they occur) and “or received”. | ||
| 1920 c. 75. | The Official Secrets Act 1920. | Section 9(1). |
| In Schedule 1, the amend-ments of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911. | ||
| 1946 c. 27. | The Bank of England Act 1946. | Section 4(4) and (5). |
| 1954 c. 32. | The Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954. | In Schedule 3, the words from “For the purposes of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911” to “shall be deemed to bea contract with Her Majesty”. |
| 1965 c. 57. | The Nuclear Installations Act 1965. | In Schedule 1, paragraph 2. |
| 1967 c. 13. | The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967. | Section 11(1). |
| 1969 c. 48. | The Post Office Act 1969. | In Schedule 4, in paragraph 21(1), the words from the beginning to “Her Majesty; and”. |
| 1969 c. 10 (N.I.). | The Parliamentary Commissioner Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. | Section 11(1). |
| 1969 c. 25 (N.I.). | The Commissioner for Complaints Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. | Section 12(1). |
| 1970 c. 46. | The Radiological Protection Act 1970. | Sections 2(8) and 4(7). |
| 1971 c. 11. | The Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971. | In section 19(1) the words “2 and”. |
| In the Schedule, paragraph 2. | ||
| 1977 c. 49. | The National Health Service Act 1977. | In Schedule 13, paragraph 15. |
| 1982 c. 16. | The Civil Aviation Act 1982. | Section 18(1). |
| 1983 c. 44. | The National Audit Act 1983. | In section 3(5) the words “Except for the purposes of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (wrongful communication of information)”. |
| 1984 c. 12. | The Telecommunications Act 1984. | In Schedule 4, paragraph 12(1). |
| 1984 c. 35. | The Data Protection Act 1984. | Section 17(2) and (3). |
| In Schedule 2, in paragraph 1(2) the words “Except as provided in section 17(2) of this Act”. | ||
| 1985 c. 56. | The Interception of Communications Act 1985. | In section 9(4)(b) the words “or 2”. |
| S.I. 1987/460 (N.I. 5). | The Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987. | In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3(3) the words “Except for the purposes of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (wrongful communication of information)”. |
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