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What does OSA stand for?

Official Secrets Act


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Office of Special Affairs (Church of Scientology International)
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Office of Student Activities (various schools)
Office of Student Affairs
Office of Substance Abuse
Office of the Secretary of the Army
Office of the Space Architect
Office of the State Auditor
Office Solution Accelerator (Microsoft)
Officially Step Aside
Old Stock Ale (North Coast Brewery)
Old Stone Age (gaming forums)
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Olympic Science Alliance
Om Svar Anhålles
On-Screen Analysis
Online Savings Account
Online Selling Association (Hutchinson, KS)
Online Sexual Activity



Samples in periodicals archive:
Byline: Christian Gysin A LITTLE over a decade ago, ex-MI5 agent David Shayler was facing prosecution under the Official Secrets Act as a whistleblower.
Summary: A senior British Army officer has been arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of breaching the Official Secrets Act.
Peter Hill, 23, was arrested last November under the Official Secrets Act 1911 and material was allegedly found at his home in Skipton, North Yorkshire, that led to him being charged under the Explosive Substances Act 1883.
Mr Ponting, 38, was acquitted of breaching section two of the Official Secrets Act at the Central Criminal Court in London on February 11.
The charge is under section one (1) (C), of the Official Secrets Act 1911.
Byline: By JANE HAMILTON TWO men have been charged under the Official Secrets Act after being accused of impersonating police officers.
The maximum sentence for breaching section five of the 1989 Official Secrets Act is two years behind bars.
Shayler, 36 (below), was found guilty yesterday at the Old Bailey of disclosing information, documents and information from telephone taps under the Official Secrets Act.

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