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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council' [90r] (179/520)
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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Council, and of the Governor of Bombay in Council, and in
accordance with the powers vested in, and the course of pro
cedure and practice observed by and before* the Courts in the
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Bombay beyond the limits of the ordinary original
jurisdiction of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, accord
ing to their respective jurisdiction and authority, and so far
as such enactments, powers, procedure and practice are in
applicable shall be exercised in accordance with justice, eqi^y,
and good conscience.
(2) The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Order
shall as from the commencement of this Order apply to all
persons subject to this Order, but subject to the following excep
tions, adaptations and modifications: —
(i) The Indian Merchant Shipping Act, 1923: —
{a) This Act shall only apply to pilgrim ships
registered in any part of His Majesty’s
dominions, protectorates, protected states or
mandated territories.
(6) All references in this Act to “ British India "
and the “ Local Government ” shall be
construed as if they were references to ‘ ‘ the
limits of ‘ The Qatar
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
I 937 ” and 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.
” re
spectively, and the reference in section
2I 3 (j)^ to the “ Governor-General in
Council ” shall be construed as a reference
to 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.
with the previous
consent of the Governor-General in
Council.”
(c) For the purpose of facilitating the application
of this Act, 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.
may, by
order in writing, direct by what officers any
authority or power shall be exercisable, and
such order shall have effect as if enacted
in this Order.
• (ii) The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872.—For the
purposes of this Act, 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.
, as long
as he is a Christian, shall be deemed to be Registrar
of Marriages.
(iii) The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of
1886.—For the purposes of this Act, the Political
Agent shall be deemed to be Registrar-General of
Births, Deaths and Marriages and Registrar of Births
and Deaths.
(3) An y other existing or future enactments of the Governor-
General of India in Council, or of the Governor of Bombay in
Council, may be applied to Qatar by King’s Regulations under
Article 83 of this Order.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/2004
- Title
- 'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:137v, 138v:147v, 148v:204v, 205v:211v, 212v:213v, 214v:259v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence