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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎9v] (27/477)

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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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punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months, or with
a fine which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with both.
29.—(1.) If any person to whom this Order applies—
(i.) Publicly derides, mocks, or insults any religion established or observed
within the limits of this Order; or , , n- i i
(ii.) Publicly offers insult to any religious service, feast, or ceremony established
or kept in any place within those limits, or to any place of worship, tomb, or
sanctuary belonging to any religion established or observed within those limits, or
belonging to the Ministers or professors thereof ; or
(hi.) Publicly and wilfully commits any act tending to bring any religion
established or observed within those limits, or its ceremonies, mode of worship, or
observances, into hatred, ridicule, or contempt, and thereby to provoke a breach of the
public peace ;
he shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction thereof, liable to imprisonment
which may extend to two years, with or without a fine not exceeding 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or to
a fine alone not exceeding 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
(2.) 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 take such precautionary measures as seem to him
proper and expedient for the prevention of such offences.
30. Any person being within the limits of this Order may be proceeded against,
tried, and punished under this Order for piracy wherever committed.
31. If any person, subject to this Order, violates, or fails to observe within the
limits of this Order, anv stipulation of any Jreaty between Ilis Majesty, his prede
cessors, heirs, or successors, and for the time being in force,
and applicable to such person, in respect of the violation whereof any penalty is
stipulated for in the Treaty, he shall be deemed guilty of an offence^and on conviction
thereof under this Order shall be liable to a penalty in accordance with the stipulations
of the Treaty, or the provisions of this Order. ^ i n i
32. The Foreign Jurisdiction Neutrality Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , .1904, shall apply to
all persons and to all property subject to this Order.
33. Where a person entitled to appeal to the Chief Court from any judgment oi
order passed in the exercise of criminal jurisdiction under this Order desires so to
appeal, he shall present his petition of appeal to the Court which passed the judgment
or order * and the petition shall with all practicable speed be transmitted to the Chiet
Court with certified copies of the charge (if any) and proceedings of all documentary
evidence admitted or tendered, of the depositions, of the notes of the oral testirnons,
and of the judgment or order, and any argument on the petition ot appeal that the
appellant desires to submit to the Ciiiet" Court. ^ i • r i
34. The Court against whose judgment or carder the appeal is preferred may
postpone the execution of the sentence pending the^ appeal, and shall, if necessary,
commit the person convicted to prison for safe custody, or detain him in prison for safe
custody, or shall admit him to bail, and may take security, by recognisance, deposit
of money, or otherwise, for his payment of any fine.
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Part IV.— Civil,
35. (].) Subject to the other provisions of this Order, the Code of Civil Procedure
and the other Indian enactments, relating to the administration of Civil justice and to
insolvency and bankruptcy, shall have effect as if Bahrein were a district iftthe
Presiileucv of Bombay. 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 be deemed to be the District Judge,
and his Court sHaTTBe deemed to be the District or Principal Civil Court of Original
Jurisdiction in the District; the Judicial Assistant to the lolitical llesident shall b*
deemed to be an Additional District Judge, and his Court shall be an Additional
District Court of Original Civil Jurisdiction; the Court 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. shall
be deemed to be the highest Civil Court of Appeal for the District, and the Court
authorised to hear appeals from the decisions of the District Court; and the powers,
both of the Governor-General in Council and the Local Government, under those
enactments shall be exercisable by the Secretary of State, or, with his previous or
subsequent assent, by the Governor-General of India in Council. ^ ...
(2.) Anv jurisdiction exercisable by the Chief Court under this Order in civil
matters may be exercised by the Judge of that Court, either within the limits of this
Order or elsewhere. . ^ , ,. ■ n, ^ ^
^(3. When a suit between persons to whom this Order applies is tiled in the

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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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