File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands' [‎293r] (318/357)

regards fees and costs, unless tlie Court so directs,
but the co-plaintiff British subject shall be respon
sible for all fees and costs.
Persian or foreign
Tribunal.
Enforcement of
order of foreign
Tribunal.
False evidence.
40.— (1.) Where it is proved that the attend
ance of a British subject to give evidence, or for
any other purpose connected with the administra
tion of justice, is required before a Persian or
foreign Court, a Court established under this
Order may, if it thinks fit, in a case and in
circumstances in which the Court would require
the attendance of that person before the Court,
order that he do attend as required.
(2.) If the person ordered to attend, having
reasonable notice of the time and place at which
he is required to attend, fails to attend accordingly
and does not satisfactorily excuse his failure to
the satisfaction of the Court, he shall, independ
ently of any other liability, be liable to 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. (459’77 dollars), or
with both.
41. When a British subject invokes or submits
to the jurisdiction of a Persian or foreign Tribunal
and engages in writing to abide by the decision
of that Tribunal, or to pay any fees or expenses
ordered by that Tribunal to be paid by him, the
Court may, on such evidence as it thinks fit to
require, enforce payment of such fees and expenses
in the same manner as if they w T ere fees payable
in a proceeding in the Court, and shall pay over
arid account for the same when levied to the
proper Persian or foreign authority as the Court
may direct.
42. —(1.) If a British subject wilfully gives
false evidence in a proceeding before a Persian or
foreign Court, or in an arbitration between a
British subject on the one hand, and a Persian
subject or foreigner on the other hand, he shall,
on conviction before a competent Court of Criminal
Jurisdiction, be liable to 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. (459'77 dollars), or with both.
(2.) Nothing m this Article shall exempt a
person from liability under any other British or