Aliens Restriction Act 1914
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1914 c. 12 |
| Year | 1914 |
Aliens Restriction Act, 1914
(4 & 5 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 12.
An Act to enable His Majesty in time of war or imminent national danger or great emergency by Order in Council to impose Restrictions on Aliens and make such provisions as appear necessary or expedient for carrying such restrictions into effect.
[5th August 1914]
Be it enacted by the King'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:
1 Powers with respect to aliens in case of national emergency.
(1) His Majesty may at any time when a state of war exists between His Majesty and any foreign power, or when it appears that an occasion of imminent national danger or great emergency has arisen, by Order in Council impose restrictions on aliens, and provision may be made by the Order—
(a ) for prohibiting aliens from landing in the United Kingdom, either generally or at certain places, and for imposing restrictions or conditions on aliens landing or arriving at any port in the United Kingdom; and
(b ) for prohibiting aliens from embarking in the United Kingdom, either generally or at certain places, and for imposing restrictions and conditions on aliens embarking or about to embark in the United Kingdom; and
(c ) for the deportation of aliens from the United Kingdom; and
(d ) for requiring aliens to reside and remain within certain places or districts; and
(e ) for prohibiting aliens from residing or remaining in any areas specified in the Order; and
(f ) for requiring aliens residing in the United Kingdom to comply with such provisions as to registration, change of abode, travelling, or otherwise as may be made by the Order; and
(g ) for the appointment of officers to carry the Order into effect, and for conferring on such officers and on the Secretary of State such powers as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the Order; and
(h ) for imposing penalties on persons who aid or abet any contravention of the Order, and for imposing such obligations and restrictions on masters of ships or any other persons specified in the Order as appear necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the Order; and
(i ) for conferring upon such persons as may be specified in the order such powers with respect to arrest, detention, search of premises or persons, and...
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