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'File 6/87 Offences Against Motor Vehicles Regulation' [3r] (5/232)
The record is made up of 1 file (114 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1944-2 Feb 1947. 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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SCHEDULE.
Proclamation.
Motor Vehicles, 1857.
1. The following Proclamation is issued with regard to the
registration and control of motor vehicles and the licensing of motor
drivers in the Bahrein Islands.
2. The word “motor vehicle” includes a vehicle, carriage or
other means of conveyance propelled, or which may be propelled,
on a road by electrical or mechanical power either entirely or
partially.
8. No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a public place unless
he is licensed in the prescribed manner, and no owner or person in
charge of a motor vehicle shall allow any person who is not so
licensed to drive it:
Provided that, subject to rules made by the Bahrein Government
in this behalf, this Article shall not apply to persons receiving
instructions in driving a motor vehicle.
4. —(i) The owner of every motor vehicle shall cause it to be
registered in the prescribed manner.
(ii) Such registration shall be valid in such areas as may he
specified in the Certificate of Begistration.
5. The Bahrein Government, subject to the condition of previous
publication, shall make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect
the provisions of this Proclamation and of regulating, in the whole
or any part of the Bahrein Islands, the use of motor vehicles in public
places.
6. Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Proclama
tion or of any rule made thereunder, shall be punishable with a fine
which may extend to Rs. 200, and in the event of such persons
having been previously convicted of an offence under this Proclama
tion or any rule made thereunder, with a fine which may extend
to Rs. 500.
7. The Bahrein Government may, in its discretion, (i) cancel
or suspend any licence granted under this Proclamation, and
(ii) declare any person disqualified for obtaining a licence under this
Proclamation either permanently or for such periods as it thinks fit.
8. Any Bahrein Court by which any person is convicted of an
offence against the provision of this Proclamation or any rule made
thereunder, or of any offence in connection with the driving of a
motor vehicle, shall forward its proceedings to the Bahrein Govern
ment, who shall pass such further order as may appear fit in
accordance with the provisions of Article 7.
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The file contains correspondence relating to driving offences in Bahrain. Much of the correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Adviser to Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave. The file includes:
- correspondence with Bahrain Petroleum Company Chief Local Representative, WP Anderson, regarding complaints about and offences of drivers employed by the company;
- correspondence with the Office of the Air Liaison Officer regarding similar complaints about the driving of British military personnel;
- numerous police and court statements connected to driving offences, some of which involved serious accidents;
- correspondence connected to the government's efforts to clamp down on such offences, including a copy of the Motor Vehicles proclamation (folios 2-6);
- a notification from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. regarding vehicle registration and licensing, with a scale for fines issued (folios 103-05).
Folios 106-14 are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (114 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in 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 116; 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 7-105; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1304
- Title
- 'File 6/87 Offences Against Motor Vehicles Regulation'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:12v, 14r:14v, 17r:19v, 21r:25v, 28r:29v, 32r:32v, 35r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:39v, 44r:44v, 49r:49v, 56r:62v, 65r:67v, 69r:78v, 81r:81v, 83r:83v, 85r:85v, 89r:89v, 91r:93v, 95r:95v, 99r:99v, 102r:115v, 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