Malaysia legislation

Section 2C

of OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1972

Section 2C

Declassification of official secret by a Minister or a public officer

A Minister or public officer charged with any responsibility in respect of any Ministry, department or any public service or the

Menteri Besar or the Chief Minister of a State or the principal officer in charge of the administrative affairs of a State may, at any time, declassify any document specified in the Schedule or any official document, information or material as may have been classified and upon such declassification, the said document, information or material shall cease to be official secret.