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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎12v] (33/477)

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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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. An y sa ^ e or mortgage, or transfer of property, made with the view of
avoiding such seizure or sale, shall nor be effectual to defeat the provisions of this Order.
( 0 ) -^1 foes, penalties, fines, and forfeitures levied under this Order upon a British
subject, and fees, other than actual Court fees, that may be levied under the
provisions of this Order, on a person to whom this Order applies, shall be paid to the
public account, and shall be applied in such manner as the Secretary of State, with the
consent of the Treasury, or, with the previous or subsequent assent of the .Secretary of
State^as the Governor-General of India in Council, may direct.
/I. W tionever an Acting 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. or Acting Judicial Assistant has
commenced the hearing of any cause or matter, civil or criminal, he may, unless the
Political Kesident otherwise directs, continue and complete the hearing and deter-
mination thereof, notwithstanding that his authority to act as Political A^ent or
i Judicial Assistant, has othenvise ceased by reason of the expiration of the time for
which.he was appointed to act, or by reason of the happening of any event by which
his authority is determined.
(!•) a n officer of the" Court, employed to execute a decree or order, loses,
by neglect or omission, the opportunity of executing it, then, on complaint of the
person aggrieved and proof of the.fact alleged, the Court may, if it thinks lit,
01 dei the officer to pay the damages sustained by the person complaining or part-
thereof. ^ 1
(--) ' ' ie order rnay be enforced as an order directing payment of money,
73.—-(1.) 11 a clerk or officer of the Court, acting under pretence of the process
or authority of the Court,Hs charged with extortion, or with not paying over monev
duly levied, or with other misconduct, the Court may, if it thinks fit,'inquire into the
charge in a summary way, and may for that purpose summon and enforce the
attendance of all necessary persons as in a suit, and may make such order for the
repayment of any money extorted, or for the payment over of any monev levied, and
for the payment of such damages and costs as the Court thinks fit.'
(2.) ihe Court may also, if it thinks fit, on the same inquiry, impose on the
clerk or officer such fine, not exceeding 50 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for each offence, as the Court
thinks fit.
(3.) A clerk or officer punished under this Article shall not, without the leave
of the Court, lie liable to a civil suit in respect of the same matter; and anv such suit,
if aheady oi afteiwaids begun, may be stayed bv the Court in such manner and on
such terms as the Court thinks fit.
(-4.) Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to prevent any person from being
prosecuted undei any other British or British [ndian law for any act or omission
punishable umh'r this Article, or from being liable under that other law to anv other
or higher punishment or penalty than that provided by this Article:
1^ rovided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.
/i. ihe 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. or 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 exercise anv power
conferred on any Justices ot the Peace within His Majesty's dominions by anv Act of
1 arliament, for the time being in force, regulating merchant seamen or the mercantile
marine.
75. A\ here under the Merchant Shipping Act, 189i, anything is authorised to be
done by, to, or before a Consular officer, such thing may be done in any place in
Bahrein by, to, or before 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. , or the Political A«?ent.
76. 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 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 each be entitled in
Bahrein to act as a Notary Public.
77. The Court shall have jurisdiction from time to time to make an order
requiring a person to whom this Order applies to contribute in such manner as the
Court directs, to the support ot his wife, or to the support of his or her child, whether
legitimate or not, being, in the opinion of the Court, under the age of 16 vears. Anv
such order may be made in a summary way, as if the neglect to provide for the
support of such wife or child were an offence, and any failure to comply with anv
such order shall be deemed to be an offence, and shall be punishable with a fine not
exceeding ]() rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for any one default, and the Court may direct any penalty
imposed for such ollence to be applied for the support of such wife or child in such
manner as the Court thinks fit.
7«. The Political Kesident shall have power to make Regulations (to be called
Kings regulations) for the following purposes (that is to say):—
(a.) For the peace, order, and good government of persons to whom this Order
applies in relation to matters not provided for bv this Order,

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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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