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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' [‎102r] (215/694)

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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29. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or
imports into or exports from Qatar any goods the importation
or exportation whereof is lawfully prohibited he shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
one year, or with a fine which may extend to 2,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or
to a sum equal to treble the value of the goods (whichever shall
be the greater), or with both imprisonment and fine.
30. Any act which, if done in British India, would be an
offence against the law for the time being in force in British
India, relating to trade-marks, merchandise marks, copyright
designs, or inventions, shall, if done in Qatar by a person to
whom this Order applies, be an offence punishable with im
prisonment for a term which may extend to two months, or
with a fine which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with both.
31. — (1) If any person to whom this Order applies: —
(i) Publicly derides, mocks or insults any religion,
established or observed within the limits of this
Order; or
(ii) Publicly offers insult to any religious service, feast, or
ceremony established or kept in any place within
those limits, or to any place of worship, tomb, or
sanctuary belonging to any religion established or
observed within those limits, or belonging to the
ministers or professors thereof; or
(iii) Publicly and wilfully commits any act tending to bring
any religion established or observed within those
limits, or its ceremonies, modes of worship, or observ
ances into hatred, ridicule, or contempt, and thereby
to provoke a breach of the public peace;
he shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction thereof
liable to imprisonment, which may extend to two years, with
or without a fine not exceeding 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or to a fine alone
not exceeding 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
(2) 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 take such precautionary
measures as seem to him proper and expedient for the prevention
of such offences. 32
32. — (1) If any person subject to this Order prints, publishes,
or offers for sale any printed or written newspaper or other
publication containing seditious matter, he shall be guilty of an
offence and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment, which
may extend to two years, with or without a fine not exceeding
1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or to a fine alone not exceeding 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and
may, in addition to, or in lieu of, any other sentence, be ordered
to give security for good behaviour, or to be deported.
(2) Where any printed or written newspaper or other publica
tion containing seditious matter is printed, published, or offered

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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' [‎102r] (215/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773467.0x000012> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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