PRESCRIPTIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSES 
OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT [ S.L.50.01 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 50.01
PRESCRIPTIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSES OF 
THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT ORDER 
26th July, 1996
LEGAL NOTICE 143 of 1996.
Title. 
purposes of the Official Secrets Act Order.
Prescribed bodies.
Cap. 50.
2. The bodies which are set out in the first column of the First
Schedule to this Order, and the classes of members or employees of
those bodies which are set out in the second column of that
Schedule, are hereby prescribed for the purposes of article 2(1)( e ) -
definition of "public servant" - of the Official Secrets Act.
Prescribed offices. 
Cap. 50.
3. The offices which are set out in the first column of the
Second Schedule to this Order, and the classes of employees of the
holders of those offices which are set out in the second column of
that Schedule, are hereby prescribed for the purposes of article
2(1)( f ) - definition of "public servant" - of the Official Secrets Act.
Further prescribed 
bodies. 
4. The bodies which are set out in the first column of the
Third Schedule to this Order are hereby prescribed for the purposes
of article 12(5) and/or article 13(9) of the Act as set out in the
second column of that Schedule, so as to enable them, in the case of
article 12(5), to give official authorisation for, or to impose official
restrictions on, disclosures or, in the case of article 13(9), to give
official directions for the return or disposal of documents).
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PRESCRIPTIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSES 
OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
FIRST SCHEDULE 
(Article 2)
PRESCRIPTIONS: article 2(1)
First Column  Second Column
Management Information,  The employees of the Company
Technology and Training Services
The Board of the above company  The members of the Board
The Security Committee established  The members of the Committee
by article 14 of the Security 
Service Act
SECOND SCHEDULE 
(Article 3)
PRESCRIPTIONS: article 2(1)
First Column  Second Column
The Ombudsman The officers of the Ombudsman
who are nototherwise public
servants
The Commission for Investigation  The officers of the Commission
Injustices who are not otherwise public
servants
The Permanent Commission Against  The officers of the Commission
Corruption who are not otherwise public
servants
The Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister
Advisers to the Prime Minister
THIRD SCHEDULE
(Article 4)
PRESCRIPTIONS: articles 12(5) and 13(9)
First Column  Second Column
The Commissioner established by Articles 12(5) and 13(9)
article 12 of the Security 
Service Act
