'File 18/68 I (D 114) Kuwait Order in Council' [‎22r] (58/534)

I d the case of a person of Kuwait origin his
shall be subiect to the proviso thai the Shaikh has no reason
able grounds to claim him as a Kuwait subject while m Omarr
territory, or consents in writing to his being registered as a
British subject.
59. (,/) A person born in Kuwait, being the child of a
British subject, may be registered as a British subject it it is
proved that the (1) father was registered as a Hntish subject,
or (2), being entitled, was prevented from being so registered
by causes for which he was not responsible.
(h) 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. may, without fee, register any
British subjects, being minors, living in the houses ot
foreigners or Kuwait subjects.
(JO (a) British subjects and British-protected persons
are prohibited from alienating to or acquiring from any per
son of whatever nationality any land or household properly
within the dominions of the Shaikh; either by gift, pur
chase mortgage, or other form of conveyance, without due
execution of signature and registration previous to the
transfer of such property 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. .
\nv British subject charged with any breach of this
paragraph shall be liable to. and on conviction punishable
under this Order by, a fine up to 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or to the total
value of the property purporting to be so transferred, or
imprisonment up to one calendar month or both.
(h) Any such deed, or instrument of gift, purchase,
mortgage, "or other form of conveyance, purporting to
transfer propertv otherwise than in accordance with the pro
visions of GO (a) may, on that ground alone, be declared void
and of no effect by any Court acting under this Order.
61. A register of companies incorporated or registered
in the United "Kingdom or in any British TVssession and
carrying on business in Kuwait, shall be kept in the lolitiea)
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . .
62. On the registration of a company at the Political
Akency there shall be deposited and filed a copy ot the
certificate of incorporation of the company or other docu
ment corresponding thereto, a statement showing the nonuna
capital of the company and the amounts thereof which have
been subscribed and paid up respectively, and, it the com-
panv has been incorporated under a law which provides for
the "periodical filing of a list of the shareholders, a cop> ot
the last list so filed.
6;i 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. shall, on the registration of a
companv at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , issue to the P ersoI ! l ^ ,k ^
the registration a certificate, signed and sealed, that the
company lias been so registered.
64.—(1) Everv company registered under this Order
shall register the name and address of the manager or other
chief local representative in Kuwait, and shall from time to
time, as maybe necessary, register an v alteration ot it
% representative of the company or m his address.
(2> Rules of Court made under Article 08 may provide
that service of writs, notices, or other documents upon the
person registered under this article, or at his address, shall
be good service of such documents upon the company.
65. Registration of a company under this Order shall
not require to be renewed annually, but nia\ n leiu ut
from time to time as the parties may desire, and must
renewed when any change takes place in the name of the
company.
66. On everv registration of a company under this Or
der, and on everv Venewal thereof, there shall he l )a y ah,< '^ ^
of 10 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and on every registration under Article b4 (1>
there shall be payable a fee of I rupee.
67.—(1) A companv shall not be entitled to be reeog-
nised or protected as a British company unless it is registered
under this Order, but shall, although not so registered, be
subject to the jurisdiction of the I ourts established b\ his
Order. • , i
(2) Nothing in this article shall affect the right <>f t he
Secretary of State to direct that the British protection shall
not be accorded to a company, even though it has been regis
tered under this Order.