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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎143r] (299/477)

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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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10. NotJiing in tliis Order shall be deemed to relieve any
olhcer or person in the service of His Majesty of the duty, as
tar as there is proper opportunity, of promoting reconciliation
and encouraging' and facilitating the settlement in an amicable
way, and without recourse to litigation, of matters in difference
. betweeen persons subject to this Order, or between persons
subject to this Order and persons who are not subject to this
> Order, within the limits of this Order.
Sv-' P ari II. A itlication of L aw of B ritish I ndia and of the
U nited K ingdom.
11—(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Order, and to
' re . a ^ es ^ or ^ ie time being in force relating to Bahrein,
ills Majesty's criminal and civil jurisdiction in Bahrein shall,
so tar as circumstances admit, be exercised on the principles of,
and m conformity with, the enactments for the time being
applicable as hereinafter mentioned of the Governor-General of
India in Council, and of the Governor of Bombay in Council,
and in accordance with the powers'vested in, and the course of
procedure and practice observed by and before, the Courts in
the 1 residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. of Bombay beyond the limits of the ordinary
original jurisdiction of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay
according to their respective jurisdiction and authority, and so
ar as such enactments, powers, procedure, and practice are
inapplicable, shall be exercised in accordance with justice,
equity, and good conscience.
(2) The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Order
sliaJI as trom the commencement of this Order apply to all
persons subject to this Order.
(3) Any other existing or future enactments of the Governor-
Genera] of India in Council, or of the Governor of Bombay in
Council, may be applied to Bahrein by King's Regulations
under Article 70 of this Order.
(4) Any Act of the Governor-General of India in Council, or
ot the Governor of Bombay in Council, whether passed before
or after the commencement of this Order, amending or substi
tuted for any Ac of either of those Legislatures which applies
or may be applied to Bahrein, shall, subject to the provisions of
this Article, also apply to Bahrein.
f.j) Ihe ( ouri may construe any enactments in force in
Bahrein under the provisions of this Article, with such altera-
iohs not affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper
to adapt the saSie to the matter before the Court.
12. The enactments described in the first schedule to the
n ( 'V™ Act ' 1890 '. 8hal1 aPPly to Bahrein, as if it
( 'f; ,n y or possession, but subject to the provisions
M fnllnw-1 +VT V ex< ' e P tl0 ns, adaptations, and modifications
tollowing, that is to say: —
(') The Political B^ideut in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. is herebT
substituted for the Governor of a colony or British
possession, and the Chief Court is hereby substituted

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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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