Foreign Enlistment Act 1870
Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 (1870 c. 90)
- Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 (1870 c. 90)
- Preliminary
- 1 Short title to Act.
- 2 Application of Act.
- 3 Commencement of Act.
- Illegal Enlistment
- 4 Penalty on enlistment in service of foreign state.
- 5 Penalty on leaving Her Majesty’s dominions with intent to serve a foreign state.
- 6 Penalty on embarking persons under false representations as to service.
- 7 Penalty on taking illegally enlisted persons on board ship.
- Illegal Shipbuilding and Illegal Expeditions
- 8 Penalty on illegal shipbuilding and illegal expeditions.
- 9 Presumption as to evidence in case of illegal ship.
- 10 Penalty on aiding the warlike equipment of foreign ships.
- 11 Penalty on fitting out naval or military expeditions without license.
- 12 Punishment of accessories.
- 13 Limitation of term of imprisonment.
- Illegal Prize
- 14 Illegal prize brought into British ports restored.
- General Provision
- 15 License by Her Majesty how granted.
- Legal Procedure
- 16 Jurisdiction in respect of offences by persons against Act.
- 17 Venue in respect of offences by persons.
- 18 Power to remove offenders for trial.
- 19 Jurisdiction in respect of forfeiture of ships for offences against Act.
- 20 Regulations as to proceedings against the offender and against the ship.
- 21 Officers authorized to seize offending ships.
- 22 Powers of officers authorized to seize ships.
- 23 Special power of Secretary of State or chief executive authority to detain ship.
- 24 Special power of local authority to detain ship.
- 25 Power of Secretary of State or executive authority to grant search warrant.
- 26 Exercise of powers of Secretary of State or chief executive authority.
- 27 Appeal from Court of Admiralty.
- 28 Indemnity of officers.
- 29 Indemnity to Secretary of State or chief executive authority.
- Interpretation Clause
- 30 Interpretation of terms. “Foreign state:” “Military service:” “Naval service:” “United Kingdom:” “British possession:” “Governor:” “Governor in Council” “Court of Admiralty:” “Ship:” “Building:” “Equipping:” “Ship and equipment:” “Master.”
- Saving Clauses
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- 32 Saving as to commissioned foreign ships.
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