'File 18/68 I (D 114) Kuwait Order in Council' [‎101v] (217/534)

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(/>) Any. such deed, or instrumentiOf gift, purchase, mortgage
or other form of conveyance, purporting to transfer property other -
wise than in accordance with the provision of GO (a) may, on that
ground alone, be declared void and of no effect by any Court acting
under this Order.
til. A register of companies incorporated or registered in the
I nited Kingdom or in any British l ossession, and carrying on
business in Kuwait, shall be kept in the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
G2. On the registration of a company at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
there shall be deposited and filed a copy of the certificate of in
corporation of the company or other document corresponding
thereto, a statement showing the nominal capital of the company
and the amounts thereof which have been subscribed and paid,
up respectively, and, if the company has been incorporated under
a law which provides for the periodical filing of a list of the share
holders, a copy of the last list so filed.
63. 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 com
pany at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , issue to the person making the
registration a certificate, signed and sealed, that the company has
been so registered.
64.—(1) Every 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 may be
necessary, register any alteration of the representative of the
company or in his. address.
(2) Rules of Court made under Article 68 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. Eegistration of a company under this Order shall not
require to be renewed annually, but may be renewed from time to
time as the parties may desire, and shall be renewed when any change
takes place in the name of the company.
66. On every registration of a company, under this Order,
and on every renewal thereof, there shall be payable a fee of 10
rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and on every registration under Article 64 (1) there shall be
payable a fee of 1 rupee.
67'- (1) A company shall not be entitled to be recognised 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 Courts established by this Order.
(2) Nothing in this article shall affect the right of the Secre
tary of State to direct that British protection shall not be
accorded to a company, even though it has been registered under
this Order.
Part VII.—Miscellaneous Provisions.
68. Subject to the control of the Secretary of State, the Poli
tical Resident may, from time to time, with the previous sanction
of the Governor-General of India in Council make rules of procedure
and other rules, consistent with this Order, for the better execution
of the provisions herein contained in respect of any matter arising
in the course of any civil or criminal case including insolvency and
bankruptcy proceedings.
69. (1) Subject to the control of the Secretary of State acting
with the concurrence of the Treasury, 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. may
from time to time, with the previous sanction of the Governor-
General of India in Council, make rules imposing fees leviable in
respect of any proceedings in, or processes issued out of, any Court
established under this Order.
(2) But a Court before which any matter is pending may, in
any case, if it thinks fit, on account of the poverty of a party, or for
any other reason, dispense in whole or in part with the payment of
any fees chargeable in respect of such matter.