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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [161r] (335/477)
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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your letter 877 of 6tn: and enclosed »ote : -
P ara 3^ You say that the Majlis Is not exactly the same
as a Council Of Elders, In my letter under reference I
said that It was similar In that It was an advisory body
and not a Court. The reason you quote for not considering
It the same la really another point of similarity, as the
Magistrate can, and often does, decline to accept the flnd-
-Ing of a Council of Elders, My point which you accept t
In your Note, Is that the Majlis is not a Court which can
give a judgment, but an advisory body which caiyglve a
finding.
Para a. In quoting Sir Percys opinion you go further than
he did In his official letter In saying provided that the
Order Is Introduced graduaily and quietly. 1
Will
if you read this with the following words In your note,
n The result of the Order thus In my opinion Is that, where-
ASas hitherto every Judicial act done by the Political
••Agent , except orders passed on British Indian subjects
••as a First Class Magistrate, was Illegal, after the Intro-
••-ductlon of the order quite a number will be legal."
I dont thlnX that you are right here. The ShalXh has
hitherto been the sole source of law in the Islands.
He has delegated certain powers to the P,A 0f whose action
within the powers delegated Is therefore strictly legal,
though not sanctified by a British Ordnance. Once you
have Introduced a British Order any action which Is contrary
to the provisions of that Order, either directly, or by
implication, becomes Illegal. You cannot Introduce an
Order In Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
gradually. The day it comes Into force
the whole of It Is In force.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (237 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/299
- Title
- 'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:86v, 87ar, 87br:87bv, 87av, 88v, 88v:92v, 93ar, 93bv, 93cv, 93br, 93cr, 93av, 94r:103r, 104r:229v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence