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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' [‎96v] (200/694)

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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tribe, or to the benefits of which His Majesty has succeeded,
whether the Sheikh is or is not a party thereto.
Will ” means will, codicil, or other testamentary instru
ment.
^ Ihe expressions “ person to whom this Order applies ” and
person subject to this Order ” mean the persons referred to
m paragraphs {a) (i) and (ii) of sub-Article (i) of Article 8.
Expressions used in any enactments applied to Qatar shall,
unless a contraiy intention appears, have the same respective
meanings as in this Order.
5 . —(i) In this Order words importing the plural or the
singular may be construed as referring to one person or thing
or to more than one person or thing, and words importing the
masculine as referring to the feminine, as the case may require.
(2) Where this Order confers any power or imposes any
duty, then, unless a contrary intention appears, the power may
be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time
as occasion requires.
( 3 ) Where this Order confers a power, or imposes a duty on,
or with respect to, a holder of an office as such, then, unless a
contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised and the
duty shall be performed by, or with respect to, the holder for
the time being of the office or the person temporarily acting
for the bolder. r ^ &
(4) Where this Order confers a power to make any rules,
regulations, or orders, the power shall, unless a contrary in
tention appears, be construed as including a power exercisable
in the like manner and subject to the like consent and condi
tions, if any, to rescind, revoke, vary or amend the rules,
regulations or orders.
( 5 ) This Article shall apply to the construction of any regula
tions, rules, or orders made under this Order, unless a contrary
intention appears.
6. Where this Order refers to any specified Act or Acts of
1 arliament, such reference shall, unless a contrary intention
appears, be deemed to include any Act or Acts amending or
substituted for the same.
event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence
ot 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. for the time being, all and every the
powers, authorities, and immunities by this Order granted to
shall, until His Majesty’s further pleasure is signified through
the WȴornofM^<>ral, be vested in 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. .
8 . (1) The powers conferred by this Order shall extend to
the persons and matters following, in so far as by treaty, grant,
usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, His Majesty has
jurisdiction in relation to such persons, matters, and things,
that is to say: —
(a) (i) British subjects within the limits of this Order.
(11) Foreigners within the limits of this Order.
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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' [‎96v] (200/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773467.0x000003> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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