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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎9r] (26/477)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (237 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1912-5 Oct 1916. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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v j ^ n appeal shall not He against an order of prohibition, or removal, or
deportation made under this Order.
-4*—(!•) Where under this Order a person is to be sent or removed or deported
from nny place within the jurisdiction of the Court as prescribed by this Order he
shall, by warrant of the Court sealed with its seal, be detained, if necessary, in
custody, or in prison, until a fit opportunity for his removal or deportation
occurs, and then be put on board a vessel belonging to, or in the service of. His
Majesty, or if no such vessel is available, then on board some other British or other
fit vessel.
(2.) The warrant, shall be sufficient authority to the person to whom it is
directed or delivered for execution, and to the Commanding Officer or master of the
vessel, to receive and detain the person therein named, in the manner therein
prescribed, and to send or remove and carry him to the place therein named, according
to the warrant.
(3.) In case of sending or removal for any purpose other than deportation, the
warrant shall be issued in duplicate, and the person executing it shall, as soon as
practicable after his arrival at the place therein named, deliver, according to the
warrant, with one of the duplicates of the warrant, to a constable, or proper officer
of police, or keeper of a prison, or other proper authority or person there, the person
named in the warrant, to be produced on the order of the proper Court or authority
there, or to be otherwise dealt with according to law.
25. If any person to whom this Order applies does any of the following things,
namely:—
(i.) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any officer of or person executing any
process of the Court in the performance of his duty; or
(ii.) Within or close to the room or place where the Court is sitting wilfully
misbehaves in a violent, threatening, or disrespectful manner to the disturbance of
the Court, or to the intimidation of suitors or others resorting thereto ; or
(iii.) Wilfully insults any member of the Court, or any assessor, or any person
^ acting as a Clerk or Officer of the Court during his sitting or attendance in Court, or
^ in his going to or returning from Court; or
(iv.) l)oes any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a matter
pending therein, which, if done in relation to a Superior Court in England or in
India, would be punishable as a contempt of such Court, or as a libel on such Court
or the Judges thereof, or the administration of justice therein, such person shall be
liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with or without warrant, and, on
enquiry and consideration and after the hearing of any defence which such person
may otfer, without further process or trial, to be punished with a fine not exceeding
100 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with imprisonment not exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punishment, recording
the facts of the offence and the extent of the punishment.
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead of proceeding under the preceding
provisions, it may direct or cause the offender to be tried in a separate criminal
X prosecution or proceeding, in which the olfender shall be liable to any punishment
to which he would be liable if the offence were committed in relation to the Court
of a Sessions Judge in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the Court to remove or exclude
persons who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the Court.
26. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or exports
from Bahrein any goods whereon any duty is charged or payable to the Sheikh of
Bahrein, with intent to evade payment of the duty, he shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months, or with fine which may
extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or a sum equal to treble the value of the goods (whichever
shall be the greater), or with both imprisonment and fine.
27. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or
exports from Bahrein any goods the importation or exportation whereof is lawfully
prohibited, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
one year, or with fine which may extend to 2,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or a sum equal to treble the
value of the goods (whichever shall be the greater), or with imprisonment and fine.
28. Any act which if done in British India would be an offence against the law
for the time being in force in British India relating to trade-marks, merchandise
marks, copyright designs, or inventions, shall, if done iu Bahrein, be an offence
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Papers relating to the drafting, publication and implementation of The Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ( His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913). Includes papers relating to slave trade jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , February - August 1913; the design of a notarial seal for sealing documents to be used 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. , Bahrain, January - February 1914; a draft slave trade treaty (including documents in Arabic), March-February 1915; difficulties over the implementation of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , especially in view of the background of hostilities caused by the outbreak of World War One, 1914-1916; the legal powers of the Majlis in Bahrain under the terms of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , May 1915; and fees to be charged under the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and the issue of the levying of Khidmah [Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] by the Sheikh of Bahrain, May 1915 - October 1916.

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1 volume (237 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the system in use starts at the title page and continues to the third folio from the rear of the volume. The foliation sequence appears in pencil, circled, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation anomalies: folio 86 is followed by folios 87A and 87B; folio 92 is followed by 93A, 93B and 93C. Folio 102 folds out slightly beyond the edge of the volume. A second sequence, written in pencil (uncircled) runs from folios 2-229, and appears only on those pages that contain text.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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