Foreign Enlistment Act 1870
Preliminary
1Short title of Act.
2Application of Act.
3Commencement of Act.
Illegal Enlistment
4Penalty on enlistment in service of foreign state.
5Penalty on leaving Her Majesty's dominions with intent to serve a foreign state.
6Penalty on embarking persons under false representations as to service.
7Penalty on taking illegally enlisted persons on board ship.
Illegal Shipbuilding and Illegal Expeditions
8Penalty on illegal shipbuilding and illegal expeditions.
9Presumption as to evidence in case of illegal ship.
10Penalty on aiding the warlike equipment of foreign ships.
11Penalty on fitting out naval or military expeditions without license.
12Punishment of accessories.
13Limitation of term of imprisonment.
Illegal Prize
14Illegal prize brought into British ports restored.
General Provision
15License by Her Majesty how granted.
Legal Procedure
16Jurisdiction in respect of offences by persons against Act.
17Venue in respect of offences by persons.
18Power to remove offenders for trial.
19Jurisdiction in respect of forfeiture of ships for offences against Act.
20Regulations as to proceedings against the offender and against the ship.
21Officers authorised to seize offending ships.
22Powers of officers authorised to seize ships.
23Special power of Secretary of State or chief executive authority to detain ship.
24Special power of local authority to detain ship.
25Power of Secretary of State or executive authority to grant search warrant.
26Exercise of powers of Secretary of State or chief executive authority.
27Appeal from Court of Admiralty.
28Indemnity to officers.
29Indemnity to Secretary of State or chief executive authority.
Interpretation Clause
30Interpretation of terms.
Repeal of Acts, and Saving Clauses
31Repeal of Foreign Enlistment Act.
32Saving as to commissioned foreign ships.
33Penalties not to extend to persons entering into military service in Asia.

Foreign Enlistment Act 1870

1870 Chapter 90

An Act to regulate the conduct of Her Majesty's Subjects during the existence of hostilities between foreign states with which Her Majesty is at peace.

Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the regulation of the conduct of Her Majesty's subjects during the existence of hostilities between foreign states with which Her Majesty is at peace:

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent, of the Lords Spiritual. and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :