Trading with the Enemy Act 1939
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to impose penalties for trading with the enemy, to make provision as respects the property of enemies and enemy subjects, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 89 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 5 September 1939 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Trading with the Enemy Act 1939 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Trading with the Enemy Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 89) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes it a criminal offence to conduct trade with the enemy in wartime, with a penalty of up to seven years' imprisonment. The bill passed rapidly through Parliament in just two days, from 3 to 5 September 1939, and the Act was passed on 5 September 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. It is still in force.
See also
[edit]- Trading with the Enemy Act
- Trading with the Enemy Act 1914
- Daimler Co Ltd v Continental Tyre and Rubber Co (Great Britain) Ltd
References
[edit]- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 17(1) of this Act.
External links
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The full text of Trading with the Enemy Act, 1939 at Wikisource
Hansard
[edit]- House of Lords 1st and 2nd readings 3 September 1939
- House of Commons 1st reading 3 September 1939
- House of Commons 2nd reading 4 September 1939
- House of Commons committee stage and 3rd reading 5 September 1939
- House of Lords 3rd reading 5 September 1939
- Royal assent reported in House of Lords 5 September 1939
- Royal assent reported in House of Commons 5 September 1939