'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council' [123v] (246/581)
The record is made up of 1 volume (292 folios). It was created in 4 Mar 1916-10 Feb 1929. 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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AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR CASTLE,
The 1st day of April, 1922.
Present,
THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
Mr. Secretary Shortt. Sir Frederick Fonsonby.
Mr. Bridgeman.
Whereas by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance,
and other lawful means, His.Majesty the King has jurisdiction
in Bahrein:
NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise
of the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act 1890
or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased by and with the
advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, a.
follows :—
1 This Order may be cited as " The Bahrein (Amendment)
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 1922 ” and shall be_ read as one with the
Bahrein
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 1913, hereinafter called the Frinci
pal Order.” , .
2. The following provisions are substituted for Articles 51 to
59 inclusive of the Principal Order :
(1) A register of British subjects shall be kept in the office
of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
(2) Every British subject resident within the limits of this
Order shall, in the month of January of each yea ,
be registered at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
^ A British sub
ject arriving within the limits of this Order must appl>
for registration within one month after his arrival
provided that a person who fails to apply fo r °r to
obtain registration within the time limited .
Article may be registered at any Bme T he , ^ lses
failure to the satisfaction of the Political Age .
(3) Where a person is in possession of a ^' d fi ^ r f^^ra"-
port, 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, on .^e first ieg
tion of anv such person, endorse without further
than that provided for in sub-article (6) hereunc er on
the passport a certificate of registration in such form
as mav be prescribed by the Secretary of State.
Where any such person applies for the renewa o^
registration and produces his passport , ]
the registration shall, without furthei 1
proved for in sub-art.ole (6) hereunder be endorsed
thereon.
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The papers relate to the introduction of The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 ; the question of the levying by the Sheikh of Bahrain of Khidma [ Khidmah , Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] on court cases and the introduction of court fees by the British, 1916-1919, including reports of discussions of the matter with Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, February - March 1919; The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1924 (His Majesty's Stationery Office Press, 1924); King's Regulation under Article 70 of The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 ('The Indian Court Fees Regulation 1924'), which provided for the application of the Indian Court Fees Act 1870 to Bahrain; and Rules of Court Under Article 61 (1) of The Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 , dated 1927, setting out court fees. Includes a letter in Arabic from Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, 1923.
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- 1 volume (292 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 foliation system in use starts at the title page, two folios after the front cover, and continues to the last page of file notes, three folios from the end cover. The foliation system appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. There is a second foliation sequence, also written in pencil, but not enclosed in circle, which appears in the same area of many of the folios, but is inconsistently applied.
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- 'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:140v, 141v:173v, 175r:290r, 290:291
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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