Qatar Order in Council, 1938 [1r] (1/32)
The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 1938. It was written in English. 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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. AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The 4th day of November, i938
Present
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by Treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance,
and other lawful means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction
within the territories of the Sheikh of Qatar:
NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise
or the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts,
1890 and 1913, (a) or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased,
by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is
hereby ordered, as follows:—
Part I. —Preliminary and General.
1. This Order may be cited as " The Qatar
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
,
1938."
«limits of this Order are Qatar and the coast and islands'
of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, being within the territories of the ruling
Sheikh of Qatar, including the territorial waters of Qatar ad
jacent to the said coast and islands, and all territories, islands,
and islets which may be included in the territories and be the
possessions of the ruling Sheikh of Qatar, together with their
territorial waters.
3. This Order is divided into parts as follows:—
Parts.
Subject.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Articles.
Preliminary and General
Application of Law of British India and of the
United Kingdom.
Criminal Matters ... I
Civil Matters
Mixed Cases: Qatar Subjects and Persons Sub
ject to this Order.
Registration
Miscellaneous Provisions
Schedule.
1-10
11-14
15-37
38-50
51-57
58-74
75-91
(a) 53 & 54 Vict. c. 37, 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 16.
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The file consists of The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1938 (His Majesty's Stationery Office Press, 1938).
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