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Coll 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf; Revision of Persian Gulf Orders in Council' [‎35v] (72/694)

The record is made up of 1 file (334 folios). It was created in 15 Mar 1938-1 Apr 1948. 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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12 .—(i) The following enactments shall apply to the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. as if
they were British Colonies or Possessions but subject to the provisions of this
Order and to the exceptions, adaptations, and modifications specified in
sub-Article (2) of this Article and in Article 21 below: —
(1) The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Acts, 1849 and 1860(a).
(ii) The Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act, 1856(b).
(iii) The Evidence by Commission Acts, 1859 and 1885 (c).
(iv) The British Law Ascertainment Act, 1859(d).
(v) The Foreign Law Ascertainment Act, 1861(e).
(vi) The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881(f).
(vii) The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Part XIII.
(2) (i) References in any of the said Acts to the Governor of a Colony
or British Possession, to a Superior Court or Supreme Court, and to a
Magistrate or Justice of the Peace of a Colony or British Possession shall be
construed respectively as references to 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. , the Chief Court
and the District Court.
(ii) With respect to the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881:—
(a) The Act shall extend only to British subjects.
(b) So much of the 4th and 5th sections of the said Act as relates to sending
a report of the issue of a warrant together with the information or a
copy thereof, or to the sending of a certificate of committal and report of
a case, or to the information to be given by a Magistrate to a fugitive
shall be excepted, and in lieu of such information the person acting as
the Magistrate shall inform the fugitive that in the British Possession to
which he may be conveyed he has the right to apply for a writ of habeas
corpus or other like process.
(c) So much of the 6th section of the said Act as requires the expiration of
fifteen days before issue of warrant shall be excepted.
(d) 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. shall not be bound to return a fugitive offender
to a British Possession unless satisfied that the proceedings to obtain his
return are taken with the consent of the Governor of that Possession.
(e) Forthe purposes of Part II of the said Act, Muscat, Bahrein, Koweit,
Qatar^he Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Aden and Biitioh India, shall be deemed to be
one group of British Possessions.
13 . The Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1884(g), shall apply to the Trucial
States as if they were British Possessions, but references to the Governor of
a British Possession shall be construed as references to 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. .
14 . Where, by virtue of any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom,
or of this Order, or otherwise, any provisions of any Acts of Parliament of
the United Kingdom, or of any Law in force in India, or of any Orders in
Council other than this Order, are applicable within the limits of this Order,
or any forms, regulations, or procedure prescribed or established by or under
such Act, Law, or Order, are made applicable for any purpose of this Order,
or any other Order relating to the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , such Acts, Laws, Orders,
forms, regulations, or procedure may be construed or used with such altera
tions and adaptations not affecting the substance as may be necessary having
(a) 12 & 13 Viet. c. 96 and 23 & 24 Viet. c. 122. (b) 19 & 20 Viet. c. 113.
(c) 22 Viet. c. 20 and 48 & 49 Viet. c. 74. (d) 22 & 23 Viet. c. 63.
(e) 24 & 25 Viet. c. 11. (f) 44 & 45 Viet. c. 69.
(g) 47 & 48 Viet. c. 31.
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Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and notes concerning the drafting of The Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. . The majority of the file relates to the discussion between officials at the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Foreign Office, Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, 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. , and Government of India (External Affairs Department) over the need for and wording of an order for the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . A copy of The Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1946, is included (folios 216-227).

Further correspondence concerning amendments to other Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for the region (Kuwait, Qatar, Muscat) and the question of a general Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. order is contained in the file.

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1 file (334 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 335; 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 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf; Revision of Persian Gulf Orders in Council' [‎35v] (72/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773465.0x00004b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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