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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council' [‎89r] (177/520)

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The record is made up of 1 file (260 folios). It was created in 18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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in paragraphs («) (i) (ii) and (iii) of sub-Article (i) of
Article 8.
Expressions used in any enactments applied to Qatar shall,
unless a contrary intention appears, have the same respective
meanings as in this Order.
5 . — (i) In this Order words importing the plural or the
singular may be construed as referring to one person or thing
or to more than one person or thing, and words importing^e
masculine as referring to the feminine, as the case may require.
(2) Where this Order confers any power or imposes any
duty, then, unless a contrary intention appears, the power may
be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time
as occasion requires.
(3) Where this Order confers a power, or imposes a duty on,
or with respect to, a holder of an office as such, then, unless a
contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised and the
duty shall be performed by, or with respect to, the holder for
the time being of the office or the person temporarily acting
for the holder.
(4) Where this Order confers a power to make any rules,
regulations, or orders, the power shall, unless a contrary in
tention appears, be construed as including a power exercisabl^
in the like manner and subject to the like consent, and cond"
tions, if any, to rescind, revoke, vary or amend the rules,
regulations or orders.
(5) This article shall apply to the construction of any regula
tions, rules, or orders made under this Order, unless a contrary
intention appears.
6. Where this Order refers to any specified Act or Acts of
Parliament, such reference shall, unless a contrary intention
appears, be deemed to include any Act or Acts amending or
substituted for the same.
7 . In the event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence
of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. for the time being, all and every the
powers, authorities, and immunities by this Order granted to
him shall, until His Majesty’s further pleasure is signified through
the Governor-General of India in Council, be vested in the
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. .
8 . — (1) The powers conferred by this Order shall extend to
the persons and matters following, in so far as by treaty, grant,
usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, His Majesty has
jurisdiction in relation to such persons, matters, and things,
that is to say: —
(a) (i) British subjects within the limits of this Order.
(ii) Foreigners within the limits of this Order.
(iii) Qatar subjects registered in the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
as being in the regular service of British subjects
or foreigners; with the proviso that all cases

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar as per the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and contains versions of the document from 1938 (folios 156-171) and 1939 (folios 244-259) as well a draft from 1937 (folios 88-103).

Much of the correspondence compares the situation in Qatar with Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait and a copy of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1935) is contained on folios 226-233.

The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic (with English translations) between the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain.

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1 file (260 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 260; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-218; these numbers are written in a combination of blue ink and pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).

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