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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎143v] (300/477)

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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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for a Superior Court or Supreme Court, and tlie
District Court for a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace
of a colony or British possession.
(ii) For the portions of the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1854
and 18G7, referred to in the said Schedule, shall be
substituted Part XIII. ot the Merchant Shipping
Act, 1894.
(iii) lu Section 51 of the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act,
1874, the Court 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. is substituted
for a Court of Probate in a colony.
(iv) With respect to the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881
(а) So much of the 4th and 5th sections of the
said Act as relates to sending a report of the issue
of a warrant, together with the information, or a
copy thereof, or to the sending of a certificate of
committal and report of a case, or to the information
to be given by a Magistrate to a fugitive, shall be
excepted, and in lieu of such information the person
acting as the Magistrate shall inform the fugitive
that in the British possession or protectorate to which
he may be conveyed he has the right to apply tor a
writ of habeas corpus or other like process.
(б) So much of the 6th section of the said Act as
requires the expiration of fifteen days before issue of
warrant shall be excepted.
(c) The Political llesident shall not be bound to
return a fugitive offender to a British possession
unless satisfied that the proceedings to obtain bis
return are taken with the consent of the Governor of
that possession.
(d) For the purposes of Part II. of the said Act,
Bahrein, Muscat, the Persian Coast and Islands, and
all other places on the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. or
the Gulf of Oman, Aden, and British India, shall be
deemed to be one group of British possessions.
13. Where, by virtue of any Imperial Act, or of this Order,
or otherwise, any provisions of any Imperial Acts, or of any
Law in force in India, or of any Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. other than
this Order, are applicable within the limits of this Order, or any
forms. Regulations, or procedure prescribed or established by
or under such Act, Law, or Order are made applicable for any
purpose of this Order, or any other Order relating to Bahrein,
such Acts, Laws, Orders, forms. Regulations, or procedure may
be-construed or used with such alterations and adaptations not
affecting the substance as may be necessary having regard to local
circumstances, and anything required to be done by, to, or before
any Court, Judge, officer, or authority may be done by, to, or be
fore a Court, Judge, officer, or authority having the like or analo- ^
gous functions, or by, to, or before any officer designated by the
Secretary of State or by the Court (as the case may require) for
that purpose; and in case any difficulty occurs in the application
the Secretary of State, or with his previous or subsequent assent

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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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