File 791/1904 Pt 1 'Orders-in-Council: Persian Coast and Islands' [‎295v] (323/357)

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52. Whenever an Acting Consul-General or
Acting Judicial Assistant has commenced the
hearing of any cause or matter, civil or criminal,
he may, unless the Consul-General otherwise
directs, continue and complete the hearing and
determination thereof, notwithstanding that his
authority to act as Consul-General or as Judicial
Assistant has otherwise ceased by reason of the
expiration of the time for which he was appointed
to act, or by reason of the happening of any event
by which his authority is determined.
53. —(1 .) If an officer of the Court, employed
to execute a decree or order, loses, by neglect or
omission, the opportunity of executing it, then,
on complaint of the person aggrieved and proof
of the fact alleged, the Court may, if it thinks fit,
order the officer to pay the damages sustained by
the person complaining, or part thereof.
(2.) The order may be enforced as an order
directing payment of money.
54. —(1.) If a clerk or officer of the Court,
acting under pretence of the process or authority
of the Court, is charged with extortion, or with
not paying over money duly levied, or with other
misconduct, the Court may, if it thinks fit, in
quire A booklet formed of a single gathering of nested bifolia. into the charge in a summary way, and may
for that purpose summon and enforce the atten
dance of all necessary persons as in a suit, and
may make such order for the repayment of any
money extorted, or for the payment over of any
money levied, and for the payment of such
damages and costs as the Court thinks fit.
(2.) The Court may also, if it thinks fit, on the
same inquiry, impose on the clerk or officer such
fine, not exceeding 50 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. (22’99 dollars) for
each offence, as the Court thinks fit.
(3.) A clerk or officer punished under this
Article shall not, without the leave of the Court,
be liable to a civil suit in respect of the same
matter; and any such suit, if already or after
wards begun, may be stayed by the Court in such
manner and on such terms as the Court thinks
fit.
(4.) Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to
prevent any person from being prosecuted under
any other British or British Indian law for any act
or omission punishable under this Article, or from.
Continuation of
causes.
Neglect or
misconduct of
officers of Court.
Misconduct of
officers of Court.