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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎39r] (86/477)

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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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(ii.) Affect any jurisdiction for the time being exercisable by the Political
Resident under any Imperial Act other than the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890 ; or
(iii.) J're vent 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. from doing anything which His Majesty's
consuls in the dominions of any State in amity witK Uis Majesty are for the time
being, by law, usage, or sufferance, entitled or enabled to do.
70. If a question arises whether any place is or is not in Bahrein for the purposes
of this Order, it shall be referred to 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 a certificate under his
hand and seal shall be conclusive on the question, and shall be taken judicial notice of
by any Court established under this Order.
7 7. Not later than the 31st day of March in each year, or such other day as the
Secretary of State, or, with his previous or subsequent assent, as the Governor -General
of India in Council, directs from time to time, 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 send to the
Governor -General of India in Council, for transmission to tlic Secretary of State, a
Report on the operation of this Order up to the 31st day of December in the previous
vear, or such other date as the Secretary of State, or, with his previous or subsequent
a-sent, as the Governor-General of India in Council, directs from time to time f showing
for the last twelve months the number and nature of the proceedings, criminal and
civil, taken under this Order, snrt the result thereof, and the number and amount of
lees received, and such other information, and being in such form as the Secretary
of State, or, with his previous or subsequent assent, as the Governor-General of India
in Council from time to time directs.
78 ._(1.) A printed copy of this Order, and of all Rules of Procedure and other
Rules for the time being in force under this Order, shall be kept open to inspection
free of charge in the office 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. and of each Court established under
this Order. # p
(2.) Printed copies thereof shall be sold within the islands of Bahrein at such
reasonable price as ihe 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. from time to time directs.
This Order shall be published in the " Gazette of India" within such
time after the passing thereof as the Secretary of State may prescribe, and shall come
into force on such day (in this Order referred to as the commencement of this Order),
within six months after that publication, as the Governor-General of India in Council
nmv, by notitication in the said " Gazette," appoint in this behalf.
* \-') But any appointment undev this Order may be made at any time after its
passing, and no proof shall, in any proceedings, be required of acy of the matters
prescribed by this Article. .
And the Most Honourable the Marquess of Crewe, K.G., and tlie Right
Honourable Sir Edward Grey, Bart., two of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of
State, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively
appertain. _
SCHEDULE.
Indian Acts Applied.
Acts XXXV and XXXVI of 1858 relating respectively to lunatics and lunatic asylums.
The Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 18(30).
The Whipping Act, 1864 (Act VI of 18(54).
The Indian Succession Act (Act X of 1865).
The Indian Divorce Act (Act IV of 1869), except so much as relates to divorce and nullity
01 11 'U^Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 (Act XIV of 1869), except sections 6, 15, 2S, 32, 33, 34,
;;8 to 43 (both inclusive), the last clause of section 19, and the last two clauses of section 22.
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act 1 of 1872).
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act IX of 1872).
The Indian Oaths Act, 1873 (Act X of 1873).
The Indian Majority Act (Act IX of 1875).
The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (Act IX of 1887).
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 (Act XI of 1890).
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898), except Chapter XXXIII.
So much of the Indian Post OtHce Act, 1898 (Act VI of 1898), as relates to offences against
the Post Office.
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908).
The Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (Act IX of 1908), so far as it applies to appeals and
applications^ enactmentg re ] a ti n g to insolvency and bankruptcy for the time being in force in the
Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bombay beyond the limits of the ordinary original jurisdiction of the High Court
ot Judicature at Bombay.
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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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