File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands' [‎289v] (311/357)

A Minute shall be made and kept of every snob
case of punishment, recording the facts of the
offence and the extent of the punishment, and
a copy of the Minute shall he forthwith sent to
the Governor-General of India in Council.
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead
of proceeding under the preceding provisions, it
may direct or cause the offender to be tried in
a separate criminal prosecution or proceeding jet
which the offender shall be liable to any punish
ment 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 Offence of
into or exports from the Persian coast and islands smuggling,
any gmods whereon any duty is charged or payable
to the Government of Persia, with intent to evade
payment of the duty on any goods, the importa
tion 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 (whichever
shall be the greater), or with both imprisonment
and fine.
23. (1.) If a British subject— Offences against
(i.) Publicly derides, mocks, or insults any reliei011 ''
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
leligion established or observed within those
limits, or to the ministers or professors thereof;
or
(iii.) Publicly and wilfully commits any act
tending to bring any religion established or
observed within those limits, or its ceremonies,
mode of worship, or observances, into hatred,
ridicule, or contempt, and thereby to provoke a
breach of the public peace ;
he shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction
ithereof, liable to imprisonment which may extend