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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS

4 Jul 1944

any or peace- representative 3 9. Defence Regulation 2B provides that a person shall not be guilty of an offence against the Regulation by reason only of his taking part in fully persuading any other person to take part in a strike. A from the Ministry of Labour informed the Committee that in his view organised Labour would be suspicious of a proposal to extend Regulation 2B in peace- time. In all the circumstances the Committee did not feel that there were any sufficient grounds for seeking to prolong the Regulation after the war It was pointed out that under the Emergency Powers Act of 1920, if there was substantial threat to interfere with essential services a Regulation on these lines could be made.
local government crime capital punishment censorship communications emergency procedures espionage information services law peace political movements propaganda prosecution central government surveillance disruption offences secrecy social relations sabotage post-war planning preparations for war nationwide defence regulations committee on emergency legislation committee on the official secrets act
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/29/39
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 71/29
Former Department Reference
EL(44) 15
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000029.039
Keywords
Capital Punishment Communications Crime Defence Regulations Emergency Procedures Espionage Law Offences Post-war Planning Prosecution Sabotage Secrecy
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Committee on Emergency Legislation Committee on the Official Secrets Act
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Committee on Emergency Legislation. Meetings 1(43) - 2(43) Papers 1(43) - 13(43), 24 July-23 Dec 1943; Meetings 1(44) - 5(44) Papers 1(44) - 22(44), 1 Jan-12 Dec 1944
Themes
Preparations for War Peace Information Services Propaganda Social Relations Central Government Local Government Post-war Planning Censorship Surveillance Political Movements Disruption

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