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‘File 16/25 Iraq Government Gazette from 7th January, 1945 to’ [‎18r] (35/506)

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The record is made up of 1 file (251 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1945-11 May 1947. 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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(Published in the Waqayi’ al ‘Iraqiya No. 2224 of 25—9—44).
NOTIFICATIONS, Etc.
By the Council of Ministers.
50.—REGULATION No. 42 OF 1944 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE BAGHDAD DISTRICT WATER BOARD
PROVIDENT FUND.
Pursuant to the, proposal of the Ministry of Interior and the approval of
the Council of Ministers and in view of article 5 of the B. D. W. B. Provident
Fund Law No. 61 of 1944, we hereby order the formation of the following
regulation:—
Article 1 .—The Committee formed vide article 4 of the B. D. W. B. Provident
Fund Law- has the following authorities:—
(a) Decide the eonditions of discipline and engagement of officiate and
employees for the Fund.
(b) Make up and approve the annual budget,
(c) Decide the manner of distributing the income upon the Contributors.
(d) Receiving and paying of sums under the conditions of the Law.
Article 2. —The Committee shall invest the monies accumulated by the Fund in
the manner stated hereafter, following the concurrence of' the
President B. D. W. B. *
(a) Buying and selling of financial bonds of the Iraq Government and
any other Governments whose currency is in the same standard
as that of the Iraq Government.
(b) Placing the monies of the Fund in recognised Banks at such rate
of interest as may be agreed upon between the Committee and the
Banks.
(c) Buying and selling bonds of the Iraq Government Loans or other
loans of Departments, Boards and Banks of a financial standing
guaranteed by the Iraq Government.
(d) Placing the monies in the Banks’ Current Account against interest
or without it.
Article 3. —The President B. D. W. B. may appoint accountants who are experi
enced in accountancy whether they be persons or firms, and may
decide the fees payable to them. Such an appointment may last
for one complete year which might be renewed for another year
or more if necessary.
Article 4. —An annual report shall be submitted by the Accountants showing the
irregularities which they might find in the transactions of the Fund.
Article 5. —An annual report shall be submitted by the Committee to the Presi
dent B. D. W. B. within 3 months of closing the accounts of the
* Financial year accompanied by a detailed report showing the yearly
transactions as well as the report of the accountants; the President
shall raise his comments within a period not exceeding two months
of the date of submission; if no comments are raised during that
period the accounts shall be considered as final.
Article 6. —This regulation shall come into fd.rce with effect from the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 7:. —The Minister of Interior is charged with the execution of this
regulation.
Made at Baghdad this 18th day of Ramadhan, 1363, and the 6th day of
Beptmber, 1944.
HAMDI AL PACHACHI,
Prime Minister.
ABDUL ILAH.
ARSHAD AL UMARI,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
MUSTAFA AL UMARI,
Minister of Interior.
ABDUL AMIR AL UZRI,
Minister of Communications and Works.
IBRAHIM AKIF,
Minister of Education.
SALEH JABER,
Minister of Finance-
TAWFIQ WAHBI,
Minister of Economics.
MOHAMMED HASiSAN KUBBA.
Minister of Social Affairs.

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Copies of the weekly ‘Iraq Government Gazette , published in Baghdad by the Directorate General of Propaganda of the Ministry of Interior, Government of Iraq. The copies included in the file cover the periods 7 January 1945 to 1 April 1945, and 2 March 1947 to 11 May 1947.

The Gazettes include:

  • copies of royal iradas (decrees) and Government notifications, regulations and proclamations, issued by the Ministries of Defence, Justice, Communication and Works, Finance, Education, Social Affairs, Economics, Supply;
  • Iraq Currency Board statements of coins and notes in circulation;
  • advertisements (or more accurately, announcements for the registration) of trademarks;
  • monthly abstracts of receipts and expenditure for the state.
Extent and format
1 file (251 folios)
Arrangement

The Government Gazettes are arranged in chronological order, starting with the earliest (7 January 1945) at the beginning of the file, and ending with the latest (11 May 1947) at the end of the file. There is a gap in the chronological sequence of Gazettes, between 1 April 1945 and 2 March 1947. Each Gazette begins with its own contents page, listing serial number, subject, notification and page number. The page numbers listed on the contents pages refer to the Gazettes’ own printed pagination sequence, which runs as an unbroken sequence through each year’s editions.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 253; 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.

Pagination: The file contains numerous printed pagination sequences. There are two main sequences, the first beginning at 1 (f 2) and terminating with 178 (f 102), and interrupted by several shorter pagination sequences. The second main sequences begins at 101 (f 109) and terminates at 243 (f 252). This sequence contains some anomalies (e.g. 130, 130A, 130B) and is also interrupted by a series of shorter pagination sequences.

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