File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands' [‎269r] (270/357)

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(3) in case of sending or removal for any purpose other than deportation
the warrant snail be issued in duplicate, and the person executing it shall as
soon as practicable after ins arrival at the place therein named deliver accord
ing to the warrant, with one of the duplicates of the warrant, to a constable o^
proper officer of police, or keeper of a prison, or other proper authority or person
there, the person named in the warrant, to be produced ou the order of the pro
per Court or authority there, or to be otherwise dealt with according to law.
20. An appeal shall not lie against an order of prohibition, or removal, or
No appeal against Order of prohibition of deportation made under this Order
deportation. *
21 . If any person subject to criminal jurisdiction under this Order does
Obstruction and contempt of Court. of the following things, namely :—■
(i) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any officer of or person executin'*
any process of the Court in the performance of his duty; or
(ii) Within or close to the'room or place where the Court is sitting wil
fully misbehaves in a violent, threatening, or disrespectful manner
to the disturbance of the Court, or to the intimidation of suitor
or others resorting thereto ; or
(iii) Wilfully insults any member of the Court, or any assessor or any
person acting as a Clerk or officer of the Court during his sitting
or attendance in Court, or in his going to or returning from Court •
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Does any act ia relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a
matter pending therein, which, if done in relation to a Superior
Court in England, or in India, would be punishable as a contempt
of such Court, or as^a libel ou such Court, or the Judges thereof,
or the administration of justice therein; such person shall be
liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with or without
warrant, and, on inquiry and consideration and after the hearing
of any defence which such person may offer, without further pro
cess or trial, to be punished with a fine not exceeding 100 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
(45 97 dollars), or with imprisonment not exceeding twenty-four
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A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punishment, record
ing the facts of the offence and the extent of the punishment, and a copy of the
Minute shall be forthwith sent to the Governor-General of India in Council:
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead of proceeding under the prece-
ding provisions, it may direct or cause the offender to be tried in a separate
criminal prosecution or proceeding in which the offender shall be liable to any
punishment to which he would be liable if the offence were committed in relation
to the Court of a Sessions Judge in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the Court to remove or
exclude persons who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the Court.
22 . If a British subject smuggles or imports into or exports from the Persian
Offence of smuggling. coas t and islands any goods whereon any
, . _ duty is charged or payable to the Govern
ment of Persia, with intent to evade payment of the duty on any goods, the
importation or exportation whereof is prohibited by law, he shall 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 a sum equal to treble the value of the goods (which
ever shall be the greater), or with both imprisonment and fine.
Offences against religion. 23. (1) If a British subject: —
(i) Publicly derides, mocks, or insults any religion established or observed
within the limits of this Order; or
(ii) Publicly ^ offers insult to any religious service, feast, or ceremony
established or kept in any place within those limits, or to any
place of worship, tomb, or sanctuary belonging to any religion
established or observed within those limits, or to the ministers or
professors thereof; or
(iv)