Trading with the Enemy Act 1939
Encyclopedia
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 today.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
which makes it a criminal offence to conduct trade with the enemy
Trading with the enemy
Trading with the enemy is a legal term of English origin that is used with a number of related meanings. It refers to:#An offence at common law and under statute#A ground for condemnation of ships in prize proceedings...
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 today.
See also
- Trading with the Enemy ActTrading with the Enemy ActThe Trading with the Enemy Act, sometimes abbreviated as TWEA, is a United States federal law, , enacted in 1917 to restrict trade with countries hostile to the United States. The law gives the President the power to oversee or restrict any and all trade between the U.S. and its enemies in times of...
- Daimler Co Ltd v Continental Tyre and Rubber Co (Great Britain) LtdDaimler Co Ltd v Continental Tyre and Rubber Co (Great Britain) LtdDaimler Co Ltd v Continental Tyre and Rubber Co Ltd [1916] 2 AC 307 is a UK company law case, concerning the concept of "control" and enemy character of a company...
Hansard
- 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