Official Secrets Act · s 18

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s 18Punishment

(1)

A person who is guilty of an offence against this Act by reason of section 3 shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years and a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(2)

A person who is guilty of an offence against this Act by reason of sections 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 16 shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Criminal Procedure Code (Chapter 7), be liable on conviction before the

Court of a Magistrate to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and a fine not exceeding $10,000.

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