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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' [‎40v] (86/694)

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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47 . The Foreign Jurisdiction (Probates) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1935(a), shall
apply to all persons and to all property subject to this Order.
48 (1) When the circumstances of the case appear to the District Court
so to require, for reasons recorded in its proceedings, the Court may, if it
thinks fit, of its own motion or otherwise, grant letters of administration to an
Officer of the Court.
(2) The Officer so appointed shall act under the direction of the Court, and
shall be indemnified thereby.
(3) He shall publish such notices, if any, as the Court thinks fit, in the
Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Bombay, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
(4) The Court shall require and compel him to file in the proper Office
of the Court his accounts of his administration at intervals not exceeding
three months, and shall forthwith examine them and report thereon to the
Chief Court.
(5) The accounts shall be audited under the direction of the District
Court.
(6) All expenses incurred on behalf of the Court in execution of this article
shall be the first charge on the estate of the deceased as dealt with in
accordance with the provisions of this Order; and the Court shall, by the
sale of that estate or otherwise, provide for the discharge of those expenses.
49 . In cases where parties are Muhammadans the District Court may refer
any question concerning probate of wills or administration of property of
deceased persons to whom this Order applies to a Qazi for settlement under
the general supervision of the Court.
50 . —(1) If an Officer of the Court, employed to execute a decree or
order, loses, by neglect or omission, the opportunity of executing it, then,
on complaint of the person aggrieved and proof of the fact alleged, the
Court may, if it thinks fit, order the Officer to pay the damages sustained
by the person complaining, or part thereof.
(2) The order may be enforced as an order directing payment of money.
Part V.—Mixed Cases: Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Subjects and Persons
Subject to this Order.
(a) Criminal.
51 . When a Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. subject desires to institute a complaint against
a person to whom this Order applies, or a person to whom this Order applies
desires to institute a complaint against a Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. subject, the Political
Agent shall entertain the same and send it to the Joint Court.
(b) Civil.
52 . (1) When a Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. subject desires to bring a suit against a
person to whom this Order applies, or a person to whom this Order applies
desires to bring a suit against a Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. subject, 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.
shall admit the complaint and refer it to a Joint Court.
(2) Nothing herein mentioned shall prevent the Joint Court from referring
any matter in the progress of a suit which involves a point of Muhammadan
law to a Qazi for decision, or from sending any party or witness, being a
Muhammadan, to a Qazi for the administration of an oath.
(a) S.R. & O. 1935 (No. 896) p 522.
53 . —(1) Where a pei
a Court established unde
being a person subject
is plaintiff and the perse
the Court may, if it tl
to this Order, stay the
other suit, and may set
one party in one suit ag
the other party in the <
(2) Where a plaintiff,
obtains a decree or ord<
two or more defendants
another suit one of thei
does not apply is defenc
tion of the persons su
decree or order pending
or ordered to be paid b;
or ordered to be paid b}
to the right of the pers(
his co-defendants under
(3) Where in a suit
plaintiff with a person
it shall not be necessary
to give security under
Court so directs, but tl
responsible for all fees 1
54 . —(1) Every agree
whom this Order applie
Order on the other ham
execution in the Office c
(2) The Court shall
and the award made th
before and after the aw
may think fit, in conce
sentative.
55. — (1) Where it is
Order applies, to give e
administration of justic
Court established unde:
circumstances in which
before the Court, order
made subject to such c
(2) If the person so
time and place at whicl
and does not excuse h
independently of any o
ment for a term which
extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ,
56 . When a person t
jurisdiction of a Truci:
by the decision of that

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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' [‎40v] (86/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773465.0x000059> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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