'File 1/A/43 II Defence Measures in the Persian Gulf.' [‎62v] (124/282)

territories), and shall be applicable therein respectively to all persons
to whom the Koweit Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1985, applies, to all persons to
whom the Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1918, applies, to all persons
to whom the Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1989, applies, and to the
persons referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) of Article 8 of the
Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915.
2. —(1) If, as respects any area or premises within the territories,
it appears 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to be
necessary or expedient in the interests of public order or security
that special precautions should he taken to prevent the entry of
unauthorised persons, he may by order declare that area or those
premises to he a protected place for the purposes of this Regula
tion; and so long as the order is in force, no person shall, subject
to any exemptions for which provision may he made by the order,
he in that area or those premises without the permission of such
authority or person as may he specified in the order.
(2) Any unauthorised person entering a protected place shall be
liable to a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
months or of a fine not exceeding 1,500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or of both, and may
he deported.
(3) Any person who loiters in the vicinity of a protected place
and continues to loiter in that vicinity after being requested by the
appropriate person to leave it shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or to imprisonment for one month on failure of payment.
(4) The powers conferred on 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. by paragraph (1)
of this Regulation may be exercised within their respective spheres
of jurisdiction by the Political Agents at Koweit, Bahrein and
Muscat.
3. Any person doing an act within the territories with intent
to impair the efficiency or impede the working of any vessel, aircraft,
vehicle, machinery, apparatus or any other thing used or intended
to be used for the purposes of any of His Majesty’s Forces or for
the purposes of any undertaking connected with the performance
of services essential for the operations of those forces or the prosecu
tion of the war or the maintenance of communications shall be liable
to a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years and
may be deported.
4. Any person within the territories without lawful authority
and in any manner likely to prejudice the efficient prosecution of
the war obtaining, recording, communicating to any other person,
or publishing, or having in his possession any information which
would or might he directly or indirectly useful to the enemy, shall
he liable to a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding
14 years, and may he deported.
5. Any person endeavouring in any way to influence public
opinion in the territories in a manner likely to be prejudicial to the
efficient prosecution of the war shall he liable to a penalty