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File 951/1912 Pt 1 'Bahrein Order in Council' [‎8v] (25/424)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1911-19 Jan 1915. It was written in English. 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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0->) This Article shall apply to the construction of any Regulations, Rules
or Orders made under this Order, unless a contrary intention appears.’
C. Where this Order refers to any specified Act or Acts of Parliameat,
such reference shall, unless a contrary intention appears, be deemed to include \
any Act or Acts amending or substituted for the same. '
/’ £ n , the eVent of tlle death ’ incapacity, removal, or absence from Bahrein
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. 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 :—
(1) British subjects, as herein defined, within the limits of this Order.
(2) Foreigners with respect to whom the Sheikh of Bahrein has agreed with
His Majesty for, or consented to, the exercise of jurisdiction by
His Majesty. ^
(3) Bahrein 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 wherein such Bahrein subjects are concerned shall be
dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Part Y. of this Order.
(4) Tne expression “person to whom this Order applies” shall be construed
in accordance with the above three sub-Articles.
(o) The property and all personal or proprietary rights and liabilities
within the said limits of British subjects and of foreigners within
sub-Article (2) and of Bahrein subjects within sub-Article (3)
whether such persons are themselves within or without the limits
of this Order.
(6) British ships and ships belonging to foreigners within sub-Article (2)
with their boats, and the persons and property on board thereof, or
belonging thereto, being within the limits of this Order ; provided
that jurisdiction over foreign ships shall not be exercised otherwise
than according to the practice of the High Court in England in the
exercise of jurisdiction over foreign ships.
(*) If any question arises whether the subjects or citizens of any country
State, or tribe have or have not been placed under the jurisdiction
of His Majesty by agreement with, or the consent of, the Sheikh
of Bahrein, it shall be referred by the Court 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.
and a certificate under his hand and seal shall be conclusive on the
question, and judicial notice shall be taken thereof.
0 0. C. 1786*.
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The volume concerns proposals for, and the drafting and publication of the Bahrein [Bahrain] Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913.

The correspondence is mainly between 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox), the Viceroy of India (Lord Hardinge of Penshurst), and senior officials of the Government of India, the Foreign Office and the 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. . The volume also contains draft and published copies of the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , and a copy of the (Indian) Pilgrim Ships Act, 1895.

Topics discussed in the correspondence include the judicial powers to be granted to 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. , Bahrain; the proposal that 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. , Bahrain be empowered to act as a British Slave-Court under the Slave Trade Acts of 1873 and 1879; the application to the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. of the Pilgrim Ships Act, 1895 by King's Regulation rather than by inclusion in the schedule to the Order; publication of the Order in the Gazette of India ; and the need to bring the Order into operation without delay.

The date range gives the covering dates of all the documents and notes in the volume. The covering dates of the Political and Secret Department minute sheets are 1911-14.

Extent and format
1 volume (205 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 951 (Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/248-249. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

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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 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 present in parallel between ff 111-206; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.

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