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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎70v] (149/477)

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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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4. In tlie construction of this Order the following words and expressions
have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in
the subject or context repugnant thereto, that is to say :—
"Administration" means letters of administration, including the same with
will annexed, or granted for special or limited purposes, or limited
in duration.
" Bahrein " includes all places and waters within the limits of the Order.
" Bahrein subject" means a subject of the Sheikh of Bahrein.
" British ship" means a merchant-ship being a British ship within the
meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and, except where tbe
context otherwise requires, includes a ship belonging to any British
subject as hereinafter defined.
" British subject" includes a British protected person.
" Judicial Assistant" means the officer for the time being holding tlie
office of Judicial Assistant under the provisions of the Persian Coast
and Islands Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1907.
" Chief Court " means a Court held by the Political Kesident as hereinafter
defined,
"District Court" means a Court held 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. or by the
Judicial Assistant.
" The Court" means a Court held by 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. , the Political
Agent, or the Judicial Assistant to the Political Eesident.
" Joint Court" means a Court composed 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 an
official appointed by the Sheikh of Bahrein.
" Majlis-el-Urf" means a Civil Court composed of not less than four members
selected 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. in concert with the Sheikh of Bahrein.
" Salifah Court " means a Court consisting of one or more Judges who
have knowledge of the local diving and customary marine law, and
are appointed by the Sheikh of Bahrein 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.
in concert.
" Kazi" means any official Kazi appointed by the Sheikh of Bahrein and
accepted 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. .
" Foreigner " means any person not a British or Bahrein subject.
" Imprisonment " means imprisonment of either [description as defined in
the Indian Penal Code.
" Month " means calendar month.
" Oath " or " Affidavit " includes affirmation or declaration.
" Offence" means any act or omission made punishable by an}^ law for
the time being in force.
" Person " includes corporation.
" 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. " means His Majesty's Agent at Bahrein appointed by
the Governor-General of India in Council, including a person acting

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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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