Residence in France During the War Act 1798
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1798 c. 79 |
| Year | 1798 |
(38 Geo. 3) C A P. LXXIX.
[28th June 1798]
'FOR preventing all traitorous Correspondence with his Majesty's Enemies;' 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, That if any Person, being a Subject of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall, at any Time during the Continuance of the War, voluntarily go or repair, directly or indirectly, or embark in any Vessel with Intent to go or repair, directly or indirectly, toFrance , or any Country or Place united to France , or occupied by the Armies of France , at the Time when such Act shall be done, every such Person, being lawfully convicted thereof, shall be deemed and adjudged to be guilty of Felony, and shall suffer Death as in Cases of Felony, without Benefit of Clergy.
II Or if any such Person shall hire, let, or be concerned in hiring, letting, &c. any Vessel for such Purpose, he shall be transported for seven Years.
II. And be it further enacted, That if any Person, being a Subject of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, shall, at any Time during the Continuance of the War, knowingly and wilfully hire, let, engage, agree for, procure, or furnish, or endeavour to hire, let, engage, agree for, procure, or furnish or cause or procure to be hired, let, engaged, agreed for, procured, or furnished, or be concerned in the hiring, letting, engaging, agreeing for, procuring, or furnishing, any Vessel, with Intent that such Person, or any other Subject of his Majesty, his Heirs or Successors, should therein go, or repair, or embark therein with Intent to go or repair, directly or indirectly, toFrance , or any other such Country or Place as aforesaid, every such Person, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be transported for any Time, not exceeding seven Years, to such Place or Places as his Majesty, with the Advice of his Privy Council, shall direct.
III If any such Person who since May 1, 1798, shall have voluntarily gone to, or remained in France, &c. shall voluntarily remain out of his Majesty's Dominions for six Months after passing this Act, or shall return without Licence, he shall be imprisoned;
III. And...
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