ðɪ ˈækt wʌz spəsˈɪfɪkli ɐplˈɪkəbəl tə ðoʊz kˈʌntɹiz "hˌuː hæv pəzˈɛʃənz ɔːɹ pɹətˈɛktɚɹˌeɪts ɪnðə kənvˈɛnʃənəl bˈeɪsən ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ", tə ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈaʊɚz ɔːɹ pˈɑːɹts hˌuː wɜːɹ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn slˈeɪv tɹˈeɪd ɪn ˈiːst ˈæfɹɪkən kˈoʊst, ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹiəz.
The act was specifically applicable to those countries "who have possessions or Protectorates in the conventional basin of the Congo", to the Ottoman Empire and other powers or parts who were involved in slave trade in East African coast, Indian Ocean and other areas.