Coll 25/31 'Orders in Council: Defence Regulations (Persian Gulf) Order in Council: Application to the Arab States of the Persian Gulf of draft Trading with the Enemy Bill' [‎557v] (1118/1413)

2 . The following exceptions, adaptations and modifications shall
be made in the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1989 , in its application
to the territories :—
(а) For clauses (a) and (b) of Section 1 (1), substitute “to
punishment with imprisonment of either description for a
term not exceeding seven years or with a fine not exceedin''
Rs. 50,000 or with both.”
(б) In clause (i) of the proviso to Section 1 ( 2 ), for “ a Sectary
of State, the Treasury or the Board of Trade” su’/®ti^h
“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. .”
(c) For Section 1 ( 4 ), substitute “A prosecution for an offence
of trading with the enemy shall not be instituted within
the territories except by, or with the consent of, 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. or, within their respective spheres of
jurisdiction, the Political Agents at Kuweit. Bahrein or
Muscat.”
(d) In Section 2 ( 2 ), add at the end “ : provided always that no
such order shall come into force in any of the territories
until it has been published therein by exhibition in the
office 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. .”
(e) In Section 8 (1), for “The Board of Trade, if they think”
substitute “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. , if he thinks.”
(/) In Section 8 (2), for “Board of Trade” substitute “Political
Resident,” and subsequently for “the Board,” where
these words occur, substitute “he.”
(g) In Section 3 ( 3 ), omit the words “on summary conviction,”
and for “fifty pounds” substitute “ Rs. 750 .” After the
word “ imprisonment,” where it first occurs, add the
words “of either description.”
(h) In Section 3 ( 4 ), for clauses (a) and (b) substitute “to
punishment with imprisonment of either description for
a term not exceeding five years or with a fine not exceeding
Rs. 25,000 or with both.”
(i) In Section 4 (1), for “ Treasury,” wherever the word occurs,
substitute “ 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 Section 4 ( 4 ), for “High Court or Court'of Session”
substitute “ Court of 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. or 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. of that part of the territories in which he
resides or carries on business.”
(k) Omit Section 5.
( l ) In Section 6 (2), add at the end “ : provided always that no
such order shall come into force in any of the territories
until it has been published therein by exhibition in the
office 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. .”