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Coll 25/17 'Orders-in-Council: Muscat: The Muscat (Municipal) Regulations 1935' [‎37v] (74/119)

The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1935-23 Jun 1939. 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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One of His Britannic Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State.
2. The rules issued to, and the taxes imposed on, Muscat subjects
by the Muscat State Government for the proper conservancy and
sanitation (including the preservation of buildings in a condition not
dangerous to the public) of the towns of Muscat and Muttra shall,
with the previous approval 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. and with such
modifications, if any, as he may think fit to make, be applicable to
and leviable from ail residents of those towns being persons referred
to in Article 8 (1) (2) and (3) of the Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
Rules and taxes, approved with or without modifications by ^Cho
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. , shall be exhibited at the office of the Political
Agent at Muscat and shall not be enforceable under this article until
so exhibited.
3. 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. , Muscat, is hereby empowered to take such
action as he may deem necessary to ensure the observance of the
said rules in regard to property within the said towns owned by any
persons referred to in Article 2 above who are without the limits of
the said Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. .
4. All proceedings for the enforcement of the said rules and taxes
against persons, to whom they are made applicable by these
Regulations, shall be brought before the court 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. .
Subject to the proviso contained in Article 8 (2) of the Muscat Order
m Council, 1915, the court may make such orders as may be
necessary for this purpose, and may, in addition, inflict for the non-
observance of the said rules, or non-payment of the said taxes, a
punishment of imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to 200 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
or with both. l
5. These Regulations may be cited as “ The Muscat (Municipal)
Regulations, 1935. 1
Lieutenant-Colonel,
His Britannic Majesty's Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Bushire,
1935.
Allowed :
SAMUEL HOARE,

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Correspondence and minute papers relating to the drafting and issue of 'The Muscat (Municipal) Regulations 1935'. The papers cover the search for consensus between 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. , Foreign Office, and Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. over the text of the new regulations.

Further correspondence (folios 3-28) from the Air Ministry and Air Officer Commanding in Iraq deals with the question of whether the Royal Air Force should be exempt from paying municipal tax on fuel.

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1 file (58 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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.

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Coll 25/17 'Orders-in-Council: Muscat: The Muscat (Municipal) Regulations 1935' [‎37v] (74/119), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3321, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060414744.0x00004d> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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