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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎62r] (132/477)

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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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such substitution of words Is made as directed above, th<i
words In the Slave Trade Act of 1873, section 5 "In Her
Majesty's Dominions out of the United Kingdom " would
continue to appear.
If this Is the correct construction section 12 of
the Colonial Courts of Admiralty 1890 does not seem to
help. That section provides that an Order In Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
may direct that the Act subject to the conditions,ex
ceptions and qualifications. If any contained In the
Order, shall arjply to any extraterritorial court as If
the Court were a Colonial court of Admiralty.
The application of"the Act" to the consular courts
-r
In the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. would not get rid of the limitation
existing under the legislation of 1873 that to be quali
fied to exercise slave trade jurisdiction a court must
either be In His "Isjesty's dominions or be an East African
Court.
Some confirmation of this view Is afforded by the
language of section 13 of the Colonial Courts of Admiral
ty Act, which deals with rules for procedure In slave
trade matters re "In colonial courts of Admiralty and
Vice Admiralty Courts in the exercise of their jurlsdic-
tion in matters relating to the slave trade, and in and
from East African Courts as defined "by the Slave
rade

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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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