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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [71v] (151/477)
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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(5) This Article shall apply to the construction of any Regulations, Rules,
or Orders made under this Order, unless a contrary intention appears.
6. Where this Order refers to any specified Act or Acts of Parliament,
such reference shall, unless a contrary intention appears, be deemed to include
any Act or Acts amending or substituted for the same.
7. In the event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence from Bahrein
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.
for the time being, all and every the powers, authorities,
and immunities by this Order granted to him shall, until His Majesty's further
pleasure is signified through the Governor-General of India in Council, be
vested in 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.
.
8. The powers conferred by this Order shall extend to the persons and
matters following, in so far as by Treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, or other
lawful mean^. His ^rajo.st^ has Jurisdiction in relation to such persons, matters,
and things, that is to say :—
(1) British subjects, as herein defined, within the limits of this Order.
(2) Foreigners with respect to whom the Sheikh of Bahrein has agreed with
His Majesty for, or consented to, the exercise of jurisdiction by
His Majesty.
(3) Bahrein subjects registered in the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
as being in the
regular service of British subjects or foreigners; with the proviso i
that all cases wherein such Bahrein subjects are concerned shall be
dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Part V. of this Order.
(4) The expression "person to whom this Order applies" shall be construed
in accordance with the above three sub-Articles.
(5) r lhe property and all personal or proprietary rights and liabilities
within the said limits of British subjects and of foreigners within
sub-Article (2) and of Bahrein subjects within sub-Article (3),
whether such persons are themselves within or without the limits
of this Order.
((>) British ships and ships belonging to foreigners within sub-Article (2) m
with their boats, and the persons and property on board thereof, or
belonging thereto, being within the limits of this Order ; provided
that jurisdiction over foreign ships shall not be exercised otherwf^e
than according to the practice of the High Court in England in the
exercise of jurisdiction over foreign ships.
(7) If any question arises whether the subjects or citizens of any country,
State, or tribe have or have not been placed under the jurisdiction
ol His Majesty by agreement with, or the consent of, the Sheikh
ot Bahrein, it shall be referred by the Court 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 judicial notice shall be taken thereof.
o O. C. 1786.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/299
- Title
- 'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:86v, 87ar, 87br:87bv, 87av, 88v, 88v:92v, 93ar, 93bv, 93cv, 93br, 93cr, 93av, 94r:103r, 104r:229v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence