12 “Crown servant” and “government contractor”
Official Secrets Act 1989 (1989 c 6) | Legislation

12  “Crown servant” and “government contractor”

(1)     In this Act “Crown servant” means—

(a)     a Minister of the Crown;

[(aa)     a member of the Scottish Executive or a junior Scottish Minister;]

[(ab)     the First Minister for Wales, a Welsh Minister appointed under section 48 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government or a Deputy Welsh Minister;]

(b)     . . .

(c)     any person employed in the civil service of the Crown, including Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service, the civil service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Court Service;

(d)     any member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, including any person employed by an association established for the purposes of Part XI of the Reserve Forces Act 1996;

(e)     any constable and any other person employed

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