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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎74r] (156/477)

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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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was on board a British ship, or by any British subject on board a foreign ship to
which he did not belong, the Court shall, subject to the provisions of this Order,
have jurisdiction over such person as if the offence had been committed within
its jurisdiction.
(3) Tn cases tried under this Article no different sentence can be passed from
the sentence which could be passed in England if the crime were tried there.
(4) The foregoing provisions of this Article shall be deemed to be adaptations,
for the purposes of this Order and of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, of the
following enactments, namely
The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849;
The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1860;
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Part XIII.;
and those enactments shall apply accordingly, and be administered in Bahrein.
20. Where a person is convicted of an offence, the Court before which he is
convicted may, if it thinks fit at any time before he is discharged, require him to
give security to the satisfaction of the Court for his future good behaviour, and
for that purpose may, if it thinks fit, cause him to come or be brought before the
Court.
21—(1) Where it is shown by evidence on oath, to the satisfaction of the
District Court, that any British subject has committed, or is about to commit,
an offence against this Order, or is otherwise conducting himself so as to be
dangerous to peace and good order, or is endeavouring to excite enmity
between the people of Bahrein and His Majesty, or is intriguing within the
limits of this Order against His Majesty's power and authority, the Court may,
if it thinks fit, by order under its seal, prohibit that person from being within
the limits of this Order, during any time therein specified, not exceeding two
years.
(2) The Court, by order in writing under its seal, may vary any order of
prohibition (not extending the duration thereof), and may revoke any order of
prohibition or removal.
(3) The Court shall forthwith report the order and the grounds thereof
to the Chief Court, which shall forthwith report to the Governor-General of
India in Council every order made under this Article, and the grounds thereof,
^id the proceedings thereunder.
22.—(1) If any British subject fails to give security for good behaviour or
for keeping the peace when lawfully required to do so, or fails to comply with
an order of prohibition made under this Order, the Chief Court or the District
Court may, if it thinks fit, order that he be deported from any place within
its jurisdiction as prescribed by this Order.
(2) If the order of deportation is made by the District Court, it shall
forthwith report to the Chief Court the order and the grounds thereof.
«• O. C. 1786. A 5

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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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