Official Secrets Act 1911

The Official Secrets Act 1911 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that replaced the Official Secrets Act 1889. It introduced heavy penalties for reporting or sketching military, naval, or air defense installations, and for harboring people suspected of gathering intelligence. The Act was passed in response to public alarm at reports of espionage, particularly from Germany, during a period of rapid naval expansion and widespread anti-German sentiment in Britain. The Act was amended several times, with the "catch-all" provisions contained in section 2 being repealed and replaced by the Official Secrets Act 1989. It was repealed and replaced in 2023 by the National Security Act 2023, and was also repealed in the Republic of Ireland by the Official Secrets Act 1963.learn more on wikipedia