The Official Secrets (Prohibited Places) Order 1975, Statutory Instrument 1975 No. 182
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Description
This Order, which came into operation on 24th February 1975, revokes a number of earlier Orders in which various establishments (all except one concerned with atomic energy) were declared to be 'prohibited places' for the purposes of the Official Secrets Act 1911. Hitherto, the Capenhurst Works and the Windscale and Calder Works of British Nuclear Fuels Limited, and the UKAEA Establishments at Harwell, Risley, Culcheth and the Authority's London Offices are prohibited places, on the ground that information with respect to them or damage to them would be useful to an enemy. All these establishments were previously 'prohibited places' and the Order merely consolidates them in one Order with up-to-date descriptions and locations. The effect of being a 'prohibited place' is that prosecutions could be brought for a number of offences under the Official Secrets Act, such as unauthorised entry, acts of espionage, breach of confidence etc., in relation to such places. (NEA)
Availability note (English)
Available from Her Majestys Stationery Office (HMSO), London.Abstract (French)
Cet Arrete, qui est entre en vigueur le 24 fevrier 1975, abroge un certain nombre d'arretes anterieurs en vertu desquels divers etablissements (tous a l'exception d'un seul de rapportant a l'energie atomique etaient consideres comme des 'lieux frappes d'interdiction' aux fins de la Loi de 1911 sur le secret officiel. Desormais, les installations de Capenhurst, Windscale et Calder appartenant a la British Nuclear Fuels Limited, ainsi que les etablissements de l'UKAEA a Harwell, Risley, Culcheth et enfin le Siege de l'Autorite a Londres, sont des lieux frappes d'interdiction du fait que des informations les concernant ou des dommages qui leur seraient causes seraient utiles a un ennemi. L'ensemble de ces etablissements etait auparavant des Lieux frappes d'interdiction et le present Arrete se borne a les rassembler dans un meme texte en y ajoutant des descriptions et des localisations a jour. Le regime des 'lieux frappes d'interdiction' permet d'engager les poursuites pour les infractions prevues par la Loi sur le secret officiel, telles que l'entree sans autoriation, l'espionnage, la rupture du secretAdditional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 4 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 8325607
- Subject category
- S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature, Legislative Material
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMIC ENERGY LAW; NATIONAL DEFENSE; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; SECRECY PROTECTION; UNITED KINGDOM
- Descriptors DEC
- EUROPE; LAW