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'File 18/16 II B Series: Qatar Order-in-Council' [‎2v] (4/48)

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The record is made up of 1 file (24 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1939-29 Mar 1948. 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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4. In the construction of this Order and of-any Rules, Regu
lations or Orders made thereunder the following words and
expressions have the meaning hereby assigned to them, unless
there be something in the subject or context repugnant thereto,
that is to say:— , . ■ ^
" Administration " means letters of administration, in
cluding the same with will annexed, or granted for special
or limited purposes, or limited in duration.
" British protected person " means a person other than
a corporation properly enjoying His Majesty s protection
in Qatar but does not include— . ^ . . ,
(i) a British subject as defined in tne British
Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, I9i4> 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repealed by that Act;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, Koweit
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
(i) (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the Acts repealed by that Act;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 as hereinafter defined.
" The Court " means a Court held by the Political
Resident, 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 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 or by the Judicial Assistant.
" Foreigner " means any person (including a corpora
tion) 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
(a) 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60.
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The papers consist of a certified copy of The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939 (His Majesty's Stationery Office Press, 1939), with accompanying correspondence relating to the date of its enactment, and its publication and recording, April 1939; and papers relating to King's Regulation under Article 83 of The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939 : Special Police Officers' Regulations, February-March 1948.

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1 file (24 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use runs from the front cover to the back cover and appears written in pencil enclosed in a circle 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. The individual documents in the file are also numbered in pencil (not enclosed in a circle) in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of the first folio of each document in the file in the following sequence: 4, 10, 11, 30, 31, 35, 38.

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