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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' [‎37r] (77/694)

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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y person to whom it is
med and to carry him to
warrant.
Court before which he is
nd shall bind over such
leir own recognisances to
: to time, subject to the
der under his hand and
aces at which, sentences
on in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
the order to be a prison
re thinks fit to be gaolers,
:re is no place or building
:eding sub-Article of this
3r warrant under the seal
f any particular case or
the order to be a prison
is the Court thinks fit to
be sufficient authority to
ver and detain the person
n appointed in accordance
Article 20 of this Order,
rand and seal, order any
iprisonment to be sent to
specified therein. Such
ith the provisions of sub-
irarily and for the purpose
be sufficient authority to
iver up the person therein
a named according to the
imprisonment for a term
:arily appointed in accord-
le 18, the Court by which
the circumstances thereof
20, 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.
r under sub-Article (1) of
continue to be served at
y Court under this Order
Resident proceeding under
authority in that behalf
rat the sentence should be
:s of this Order, and the
1 place outside the limits
of this Order, the place shall be either a place Bombay,
or a placo in some «fcher part of His Majesty’s dominions the Government
whereof consents that offenders may be sent thither under this Article, or
a place in which by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful means
His Majesty has jurisdiction, provided that if a person is not a British subject
he shall only be sent under this Article to a place in His Majesty’s dominions.
(2) A warrant under the hand and seal 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. shall be
sufficient authority to any person to whom it is directed to receive and detain
the person therein named and to carry him to and deliver him up at the
place named according to the warrant.
21 *—-(1) In cases of murder or culpable homicide, if either the death or
the criminal act which wholly or partly caused the death happened in the
Irucial States, a Court acting under this Order shall have the like juris
diction over any person to whom this Order applies who is charged either
as a principal offender or as an abettor as if both such criminal act and the
death had happened in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
(2) In the case of any offence committed on the high seas or within the
Admiralty jurisdiction by any person who at the time of committing such
offence was on board a British ship, or by any British subject on board a
foreign ship to which he did not belong, the Court shall, subject to the pro
visions of this Order, have jurisdiction over such person as if the offence had
been committed within its jurisdiction.
(4) The foregoing provisions of this Article shall be deemed as well as the
provisions of Article 12 (2) above-to be adaptations, for the purposes of this
Order and of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act; iSgerof the following enactments,
namely: —-
The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849;
The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, i860;
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Part XIII;
and those enactments shall apply accordingly, and be administered in the
Irucial States.
22 . Where a person is convicted of an offence the Court before which he
is convicted may, if it thinks fit at any time before he is discharged, require
him to give security to the satisfaction of the Court for his future good
behaviour, and for that purpose may, if it thinks fit, cause him to come or be
brought before the Court.
23 —(1) Where it is shown by evidence on oath, to the satisfaction of the
Court, that any person to whom this Order applies has committed, or is
about to commit, an offence against this Order, or is otherwise conducting
himself so as to be dangerous to peace and good order, or is endeavouring to
excite enmity between the people of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and His Majesty, or
is intriguing within the limits of this Order against His Majesty’s power and
authority, the Court may, if it thinks fit, by order under its seal, prohibit
that person from being within the limits of this Order during any time therein
specified, not exceeding two years, or alternatively may require him to give
security for his future good behaviour. 2
(2) The Court, by order in writing under its seal, may vary any order of
prohibition (not extending the duration thereof), and may revoke any order
of prohibition or removal.
y person to whom it is
med and to carry him to
warrant.
Court before which he is
nd shall bind over such
leir own recognisances to
: to time, subject to the
der under his hand and
aces at which, sentences
on in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ,
the order to be a prison
le thinks fit to be gaolers,
:re is no place or building
:eding sub-Article of this
3r warrant under the seal
f any particular case or
the order to be a prison
is the Court thinks fit to
be sufficient authority to
ver and detain the person
n appointed in accordance
Article 20 of this Order,
rand and seal, order any
iprisonment to be sent to
specified therein. Such
ith the provisions of sub-
irarily and for the purpose
be sufficient authority to
iver up the person therein
a named according to the
imprisonment for a term
:arily appointed in accord-
le 18, the Court by which
the circumstances thereof
20, 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.
r under sub-Article (1) of
continue to be served at
y Court under this Order
Resident proceeding under
authority in that behalf
rat the sentence should be
:s of this Order, and the
1 place outside the limits

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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' [‎37r] (77/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773465.0x000050> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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