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'File 18/54 I (A 89) Muscat Order in Council: new regulations' [‎189r] (373/396)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1911-22 Jul 1935. 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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2. The rules issued to, and the taxes imposed on, Muscat subjects
by the Muscat State Government for the proper conservancy and
sanitation (including the preservation of buildings in a condition not
dangerous to the public) of the towns of Muscat and Muttra shall
with the previous approval of 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. and with such
modifications, if any, as he may think fit to make, be applicable to
and leviable from all residents of those towns being persons referred
to in Article 8 (1) (2) and (3) of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915.
Rules and taxes, approved with or without modifications 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. , shall be exhibited at the office of the Political
Agent at Muscat and shall not be enforceable under this article until
so exhibited.
3. 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. , Muscat, is hereby empowered to take such
action as he may deem necessary to ensure the observance of the
said rules in regard to property within the said towns owned by any '
persons referred to in Article 2 above who are without the limits qL
the said Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. .
4. All proceedings for the enforcement of the said rules and taxes
against persons, to whom they are made applicable by these
Regulations, shall be brought before the court of 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. .
Subject to the proviso contained in Article 8 (2) of the Muscat Order
in Council, 1915, the court may make such orders as may be
necessary for this purpose, and may, in addition, inflict for the non-
observance of the said rules, or non-payment of the said taxes, a
punishment of imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to 200 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
or with both.
5. These Regulations may be cited as " The Muscat (Municipal)
Regulations, 1935."
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Lieutenant-Colonel,
His Britannic Majesty's Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Bushire 18 th July35.
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One of His Britannic Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State.
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The papers are mainly in the form of correspondence between 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. , Muscat, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, and British officials in India and at the Foreign Office, London, and relate to proposals for new regulations under The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1867 and The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915 . Includes papers relating to the payment of hundis [bills of exchange, or promissory notes], September-November 1911; arrangements for the custody of persons sentenced by the Consular Court to lengthy terms of imprisonment, October-November 1911; the translation of King's Regulations in force in Muscat, January - February 1913; refund of court fees, November 1913 - August 1914; control of the press during war, August 1914; traffic in arms, October 1916 - January 1920; local laws and customs, April - May 1920; Indian pilgrim ships, May - August 1925; King's Regulation under Article 78 (C) of The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915, Number 1 of 1927 ('The Indian Succession Regulation, 1927'), January - April 1927; and municipal (sanitation) regulations for the towns of Muscat and Muttrah, culminating in the King's Regulation under Article 78 (C) of The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915, Number 1 of 1935 ('The Muscat Municipal Regulations, 1935'), December 1933 - July 1935.

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1 volume (198 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use runs from the front cover to the back cover. The sequence 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. Folio 42 needs to be folded out to be read. The following foliation anomalies occur: folio 1 is followed by folios 1A, 1B and 1C; folio 18 is followed by 18A; folio 70 is followed by 70A; folio 87 is followed by 87A; folio 100 is followed by folio 110, with the intervening folio numbers omitted. A second foliation sequence appears, also written in pencil, but not enclosed in a circle, in the same area of many of the folios. This sequence is not wholly consistent.

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