1 Penalties for trading with the enemy
Trading with the Enemy Act 1939 (1939 c 89) | Legislation

Trading with the Enemy and matters relating thereto

1  Penalties for trading with the enemy

(1)     Any person who trades with [or attempts to trade with] the enemy within the meaning of this Act shall be guilty of an offence of trading with the enemy, and shall be liable—

(a)     on conviction on indictment, to [imprisonment] for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine or to both such [imprisonment] and a fine, or

(b)     on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding [the prescribed sum], or to both such imprisonment and such fine;

and the court may in any case order that any goods or money in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited.

(2)

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