. ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁made ▁it ▁high ▁tre ason ▁for ▁any ▁person ▁resident ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁to ▁" know ingly ▁and ▁wil fully " ▁supply ▁materials ▁to ▁France ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁without ▁a ▁lic ence ▁from ▁the ▁king . ▁Bu ying ▁land ▁in ▁France , ▁or ▁l ending ▁somebody ▁money ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁buy ▁land ▁in ▁France , ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁tre ason . ▁Mer ely ▁trav elling ▁to ▁France ▁was ▁pun ish able ▁with ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 ▁months . ▁Any ▁ins urance ▁policy ▁rel ating ▁to ▁any ▁ship ▁or ▁war es ▁belonging ▁to ▁French ▁subjects ▁was ▁made ▁void . ▁The ▁rules ▁of ▁procedure ▁and ▁evidence ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁Tre ason ▁Act ▁ 1 6 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Tre ason ▁Act ▁ 1 7 0 8 ▁were ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁tre ason ▁under ▁this ▁Act . ▁The ▁Act ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁anyone ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁or ▁n avy ▁( but ▁such ▁people ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁military ▁or ▁naval ▁law ▁instead ). ▁ ▁Com men cement ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁contained ▁an ▁unusual ▁feature , ▁in ▁that ▁instead ▁of ▁coming ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁one ▁particular ▁date , ▁it ▁instead ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁different ▁dates ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁acts ▁done ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁May ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁anything ▁done ▁outside ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁by ▁anyone ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in