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File 951/1912 Pt 1 'Bahrein Order in Council' [‎198v] (407/424)

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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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person there, the person named in the warrant, to be produced on the order
of the proper Court or authority there, or to be otherwise dealt with accord
ing to law.
21. An appeal shall not lie against an order of prohibition, or removal,
or deportation made under this Order.
22. If any person to whom this Order applies does any of the following
things, namely :—
(i) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any officer of or person executing
any process of the Court in the performance of his duty; or
(ii) Within or close to the room or place where the Court is sitting
wilfully misbehaves in a violent, threatening or disrespectful
.manner to the disturbance of the Court, or to the intimidation
of suitors or others resorting thereto; or
(in) Wilfully insults any member of the Court, or any assessor, or any
person acting as a Clerk or Officer of the Court during his sit
ting or attendance in Court, or in his going to or returning from
Court; or
(iv) Does any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a
matter pending therein, which, if done in relation to a Superior
Court in England, or in India would be punishable as a con
tempt of such Court, or as a libel on such Court or the Judges
thereof, or the administration of justice therein : such person
shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with or
without warrant, and, on enquiry and consideration and after
the hearing of any defence which such person may offer, without
further process or trial, to be punished with a fine not exceed
ing one hundred 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 punishment,
recording the facts of the offence and the extent of the punishment.
Provided 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 proceeding in which the offender shall be
liable to any punishment to which he would be liable if the offence were com
mitted in relation to the Court of a Sessions Judge in India
f.vr.h.rl!™ 2 herei £ S ^ la i 1 interfere with the power of the Court to remove or
exclude persons who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the Court.
23 ’ Person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into
L s& of m Rahr reln an 7n §00 t ds wher “y duty is charged or payable to
tne Sheikh of Bahrein, with intent to evade payment of the dutv he cihall
b. p.m.hed w.th , or ».brd,V.A5Ud £ S; IX
.h, if. ftTuZS .»on.™
Bahrein, be an offonce^Slet^im^ isr^nt 0 ?:; ff”' VT in
extend to two months or with a fine wfilel, Jk ™ rit , r a t erm which may
or with both. 6 hl0h ma y extend t0 thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
26. (1) If any person to whom this Order applies—
observed within^heltmihi of this Qr2er!or^ 10n es£ablished or

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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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