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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎80r] (168/477)

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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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fit, inquire into the charge in a summary way, and may for that purpose
summon and enforce the attendance of all necessary persons as in a suit, and
may make such order for tiie repayment of any money extorted, or for the
payment over of any money levied, and for the payment of such damages
and costs as the Court thinks fit.
(2) The Court may also, if it thinks fit, on the same inquiry, impose
on the clerk or officer such fine, not exceeding 50 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for each offence, as
the Court thinks fit.
(3) A clerk or officer punished under this Article shall not, without the
>ave of the Court, be liable to a civil suit in respect of the same matter;
and any such suit, if already or afterwards begun, may be stayed by the Court
in sucli maimer and on such terms us the Court thinks fit.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to prevent any person from
being prosecuted under any other British or British Indian law for any act
or omission punishable under this Article, or from being liable under that
other law to any other or higher punishment or penalty than that provided
by this Article:
Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.
OO. 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. or 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. may exercise any power
conferred on any Justices of the Peace within His Majesty's dominions by any
Act of Parliament, for the time being in force, regulating merchant seamen
or the mercantile marine.
67. Where under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, anything is authorized
to be done by, to, or before a Consular officer, such thing may be done in
any place in Bahrein by, to, or before 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. , or the Political
Agent.
68. 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 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. shall each be entitled
in Bahrein to act as a Notary Public.
69. The Court shall have jurisdiction from time to time to make an order
requiring a person to whom this Order applies to contribute in such manner
as the Court directs, to the support of his wife, or to the support of his or
her child, whether legitimate or not, being, in the opinion of the Court, under
the age of 16 years. Any such order may be made in a summary way, as
if the neglect to provide for the support of such wife or child were an offence,
and any failure to comply with any such order shall be deemed to be an otfence,
and shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding 10 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for any one default,
and the Court may direct any penalty imposed for such otfence to be applied
for the support of such wife or child in such manner as the Court thinks tit.

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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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