Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [‎4v] (8/635)

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4. In the construction of this Order and of any Kules, Regulations or
Orders made thereunder the following words and expressions have the
meaning hereby assigned to them, unless Ihere be something in the subject
or context repugnant thereto, that is to say :—
“Administration” means letters of administration, including the
same with will annexed, or granted for special or limited pur
poses, or limited in duration.
“British protected person” means a person other than a corpora
tion properly enjoying His AJajesty’s protection in Qatar but
does not include—
(i) a British subject as defined in the British Nationality and
Status of Aliens Act, 1914, or, in the case of persons born
before the entry into force of that Act, any person who
is a British subject under the Common Law and the
Acts repealed by that Act;
(ii) the subjects of the Sheikhs of Bahrein, Xoweit and the
Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. : or
(iii) foreigners subject to this Order under Article 8 (1) (a) (ii)
thereof.
“British ship” means a merchant ship, being a British ship within
the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894(a), and, except where
the context otherwise requires, includes a ship belonging to any British
subject as herein defined.
“British subject” means and includes—
(1) any person who is a British subject as defined in the British
Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, or, in the case
of persons born before the entry into force of that Act, any
person who is a British subject under the Common Law and
the Acts repealed by that Act;
(2) British protected persons;
(3) any corporation incorporated under the law of any part of His
Majesty’s dominions, protectorates, protected states or
mandated territories.
“Chief Court” means a Court held by 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. as here
inafter defined.
The Court ’ means a Court held by 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. , the Politi
cal Agent, or the Judicial Assistant to 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. .
District Court means a Court held by 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. or by
the Judicial Assistant.
“Foreigner” means any person (including a corporation) not a British
or Qatar subject.
Governor-General ’ means the Governor-General of India and, until
the coming into force of Part II of the Government of India Act, 1935,
the Governor-General of India in Council.
. “Imprisonment” means imprisonment of either description as defined
in the Indian Penal Code.