Official Secrets Act · s 10

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s 10Duty to give information

It shall be the duty of every person to give on demand to any police officer not below the rank of Inspector, or to any officer of His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s Forces on duty, or to any member of His

Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan’s Forces engaged on guard, sentry, patrol or other similar duty, any information in his power relating to an offence or suspected offence against this Act, and if so required, and upon tender of his reasonable expenses, to attend at such reasonable time and place as may be specified for the purpose of furnishing such information, and if any person fails to give any such information or to so attend he is guilty of an offence against this Act.