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'File 18/6 II Trucial Coast Order in Council' [164v] (328/424)
The record is made up of 1 file (211 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1945-29 Nov 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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4. With respect to the Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Coun«
1910:— *
)
(a) The Chief Court shall have the jurisdiction conferred by Article 4 of that
Order and the Court for the
Trucial States
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
shall be deemed a provincial
court and the Registry thereof a district Registry within the meaning of the
said Order.
(b) Admiralty actions commenced in the said Registry shall be tried in th 6
Court for the
Trucial States
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
unless the Chief Court is at the time sitting
within the limits of this Order, or unless all parties agree that the action
shall be tried in the Chief Court sitting elsewhere than within the limits of
this Order.
(c) The duties of the Registrar and of the Marshal, either of the Chief Court
or of the Court for the
Trucial States
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
under the said Order shall be performed
by such Officers as the Chief Court shall direct.
5. The provisions of Article 25 shall be deemed to be adaptations, for the
purposes of this Order and of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, of the following
enactments: —
The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849.
The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1860.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Part XIII.
THIRD SCHEDULE
Miscellaneous Provisions
1.—(1) If any person subject to this Order does any of the following things,
namely: —
(a) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any Officer of, or person executing any
process of, the Court in the performance of his duty ; or
(b) Within or close to the room or place where the Court is sitting wilfully
misbehaves in a violent, threatening, or disrespectful manner to the disturb
ance of the Court, or to the intimidation of suitors or others resorting
thereto ; or
(c) Wilfully insults any members of the Court, or any assessor, or any person
acting as a Clerk or^hcer of the Court during his sitting or attendance in
Court, or in his going to or returning from Court; or
(d) Does any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a matter
pending therein, which, if done in relation to a High Court in British India,
would have been punishable as a contempt of such Court:
such person shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with or
without warrant, and, on enquiry and consideration, and after the hearing of any
defence which such person may offer, without further process of trial, to be
punished with a fine not exceeding 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or with imprisonment not
exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punishment, record
ing the facts of the offence and the extent of the punishment.
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead of proceeding under the preced
ing provisions, it may direct or cause the offender to be tried in a separate
criminal prosecution or proceeding, in which the offender shall be liable to
any punishment to which he would have been liable on the 14th August, 1947,
if the offence had been committed in relation to the Court of a Sessions Judge
in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the Court to remove or
exclude persons who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the Court.
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The file relates to proposals for, and the drafting of The Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1950. The file includes correspondence from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Government of India; the Foreign Office; and rulers of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (also referred to as the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. of Oman) and Bahrain (also referred to as Bahrein).
The papers include:
- correspondence with individual rulers of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. on the question of their agreement to the legal cession to the British Government of jurisdiction in their territories over British subjects and foreigners, July-August 1945;
- papers concerning the preparation by the Government of India of a draft version of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. based on the Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939, November-December 1945;
- papers relating to the status of Persians domiciled on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , May 1946;
- papers relating to a request by the United States Consul, Saudi Arabia for details of the treaties and agreements that underlay the British Government's claim to be entitled to hold jurisdiction within the territories of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , June-September 1947;
- correspondence concerning the rejection by Sheikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain of a proposal by Cornelius James Pelly, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain that prisoners sentenced for offences within the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. be allowed to serve their sentences in the Bahrain Government gaol, July-August 1948;
- papers concerning amendments to the final draft of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1950, October 1950.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (211 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in both crayon and ink (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) can be found throughout the file. They refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 212 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. A second foliation sequence, numbered 1-180, is present between ff. 2-183. These numbers are written in a combination of pencil (not circled) and blue ink, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. There are also three printed pagination sequences in the file. They can be found between ff. 61-76, ff. 106-117, and ff. 152-166.
The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 194-206, ff. 208-210.
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- IOR/R/15/2/576
- Title
- 'File 18/6 II Trucial Coast Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11v, 12v:13v, 14v:15v, 16v:17v, 18v:22v, 23v:33v, 35v:39v, 40v:46v, 48v:49v, 50v:53v, 54v, 55v, 56v:98v, 99v:100v, 102v, 103v, 104v:129v, 130v:139v, 140v:212v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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