File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands' [‎200r] (132/357)

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ORDER IX COUNCIL.
PERSIAN COAST AND ISLANDS ORDER IN COUNCIL A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1907 .
Buckingham Palace, 7th May, 1907.
At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 7th
<la,y of May, 1907.
PRESENT:
The KING’S Most Excellent Majesty.
Lord President.
Earl of Sefton.
Earl Beauchamp.
Lord Tweedmouth.
Lord Allendale.
Lord Justice Kennedy.
Mr. Winston Churchill.
W HEREAS by Treaty, grant, usage, suffer
ance, and other lawful means, His
Majesty The King has jurisdiction in that portion
of the coast and islands of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and
Gulf of Oman which is within the dominions of
His Majesty the Shah of Persia ;
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, as follows :—
Part I.—Preliminary and General.
1 . This Order is divided into parts, as
follows :—
Parts.
Subject.
Articles.
I
Preliminary and General
1—6
II
Application of Law of British
India and of the United
Kingdom
7—9
III
Criminal Matters
10—27
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Civil Matters ...
28-37
Y
Persian and Foreign Subjects
and Tribunals
38—42
YI
Registration ...
43—47
YII
Miscellaneous Provisions
Schedules.
48—67
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2 . The limits of this Order are Jhe coast and [
islands of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman, A \
being within the dominions of His Majesty the OL' , >
Shah of Persia,, including the territorial waters
of Persia adjacent to the said coast and islands.
3. In the construction of this Order the follow
ing words and expressions have the meanings
hereby assigned to them, unless there be some
thing in the subject or context repugnant thereto,
that is to say : —
“ Administration ” means letters of administra
tion, including the same with will annexed or
granted for special or limited purposes or limited
in duration.
“ British possession ” means any part of His
Majesty’s dominions exclusive of the United
Kingdom.
“ British ship ” means a merchant ship being a
British ship within the meaning of the Merchant
Shipping Act, 1894, and includes a ship belonging
to any British subject as hereinafter defined.
“ British subject ” includes a British protected
person, that is to say, a person who either (a) is
a native of any Protectorate of His Majesty ; or
{b) by virtue of section 15 of the Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, or otherwise enjoys His
Majesty’s protection within the Persian coast and
islands.
“ Consul-General ” means the person for the
time being holding the office of His Majesty’s
Consul-General for Fars and the coasts and islands
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and of Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
“ Consular Seal
Consul-General.
means the official seal of the
“ The Court ” means a court held by the Consul-
General or the Judicial Assistant.
“Foreigner” means a subject or citizen of
a State in amity with His Majesty, other than
Persia.