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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎149r] (311/477)

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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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necessary for the Balueiu subject to give security under this
Article as regards fees and costs, unless the Court so directs, but
the co-j.laintiff British subject, or foreigner, shall be responsible
for all fees and costs.
^ • (1) K ve ry agreement for reference to arbitration between
a person to whom this Order applies on the one hand, and a
Bahrein subject on the other hand, may, on the application of
^ any party, be filed for execution in the office of the Court.
(2) The Court shall thereupon have authority to enforce the
agreement, and the award made thereunder, and to control and
regulate the proceedings before and after the award, in such
manner and on such terms as the Court may think fit, in concert
with the Sheikh or his representative.
(c) General.
48.—(1) Where it is proved that the attendance of a person
to whom this Order applies, to give evidence, or for any other
purpose connected with the administration of justice, is required
before a Bahrein Tribunal, a Court established under this Order
may, it it thinks fit, in a case and in circumstances in which the
Court would require the attendance of that person before the
Court, order that he do attend as required.
(2) If the person ordered to attend, having reasonable notice
of the time and place at which he is required to attend, fails to
attend accordingly and does not excuse his failure to the satis
faction of the Court, he shall, independently of any other liability,
be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to two months, or with fine which may extend to 1,000
rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with both.
49. When a person to whom this Order applies invokes or
submits to the jurisdiction of a Bahrein Tribunal, and engages in
writing to abide by the decision of that Tribunal or to pay any
fees or expenses ordered by that Tribunal to be paid by him,
the Court may, on such evidence as it thinks fit to require,
enforce payment of such fees and expenses in the same manner
as if they were fees payable in a proceeding in the Court, and
shall pay over and account for the same, when levied, to the
proper Bahrein authority, as the Court may direct.
50.—(1) If a person to whom this Order applies wilfully gives
false evidence in a proceeding before a Bahrein Tribunal, or in
an arbitration between a person to whom this Order applies,
on the one hand, and a Bahrein subject, on the other hand, he
shall be guilty of an offence, and shall, on conviction, be liable
to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to two months, or with fine which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ,
or with both.
(2) Nothing in this Article shall exempt a person from liability
under any other British or British Indian law to any other or
higher punishment or penalty:
Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same
offence.
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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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