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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎12r] (32/477)

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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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dominions or within the torritory of any Prince or State in India under the suzerainty
or in alliance with His Majesty, or in a British Protectorate, or that he has been
naturnlised in the United Kingdom; and (c) in either case gives satisfactory evidence
of his identity.
59. A person born in Bahrein, bein g the child of a British subject, may be
it gisteied ^a British subject if it is proved that the father (n) was registered as a
British subject, or (6), being entitled, was prevented from being so re -istered bv causes
for which he was not responsible. &
60. 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 of foreigners or Bahrein subjects.
61. A register of companies incorporated or registered in the United Kingdom
or in any British possession, and carrying on business in Bahrein, shall be kept in the
Political 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 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 incorporation 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 shareholders, a copy of the last list so tiled.
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 company 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 Bahrein, and shall from
time to time, as may be necessary, register any alteration of the representative of the
company or in his address.
(2.) Eules 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. Kegistration 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 must
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 there shall be payable a fee of 1 rupee.
67. (I.) 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 Secretary 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.
63. Subject to the control of the Secretary of State 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 Bules of Procedure and other llules, consistent with this Order, for the
better execution of the provisions herein contained in respect of any matter
arising in the course ol any civil or criminal case, including insolvency and bankruptcy
proceedings.
69.—(1.) Subject to the control of the Secretary of State acting with the concur
rence of the Treasury, the Political liesident 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 establishe I
under this Order.
(2.) But a Court before which any matter is pending may, in any cnse, 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.
70.—(1.) All fees, charges, expenses, costs, fines, damages, and other money
payable under this Order, or under any law made applicable by this Order, may be
enforced under order of the Court by seizure and sale of goods, aud, in default of
sufficient goods, by imprisonment as a civil prisoner for a term not exceeding one
month, but such imprisonment shall not operate as a satisfaction or extinguishment of
the liability.
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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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