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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council' [‎162r] (323/520)

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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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27 . If any person to whom this Order applies does any of the
following things, namely: —
(1) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any Officer of, or
person executing any process of the Court in the per
formance of his duty; or
(2) Within or close to the room or place where the Court
is sitting wilfully misbehaves in a violent, threaten
ing, or disrespectful manner to the disturbance of the
Court, or to the intimidation of suitors or others
resorting thereto; or
(3) Wilfully insults any members of the Court, or any
assessor, or any person acting as a Clerk or Officer
of the Court during his sitting or attendance in Court,
or in his going to or returning from Court; or
(4) Does any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof,
or a matter pending therein, which, if done in re
lation to a Superior Court in India, would be punish
able as a contempt of such Court, or as a libel on
such Court or the Judges thereof, or the adminis
tration of justice therein;
such person shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the
Court with or without warrant, and, on inquiry and considera
tion, and after the hearing of any defence which such person
may offer, without further process or trial, to be punished with
a nne not exceeding 100 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with imprisonment not
exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punish
ment, recording the facts of the offence and the extent of the
punishment.
I rovided 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 pro
ceeding, in which the offender shall be liable to any punishment
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 pro
ceedings of the Court.
-‘.S. II any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or
imports into or exports from Qatar any goods whereon any duty
ts charged by or payable to the Sheikh, with intent to evade
payment of the duty, he shall be punished with imprisonment
tor a term which may extend to two months, or with a fine
which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or to a sum equal to treble
the value of the goods (whichever shall be the greater), or with
both imprisonment and fine.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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