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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' [‎111r] (235/694)

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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STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS
■1985 No. 888.
FOREIGN JURISDICTION
The Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
At the Court at Pfrlaee74h«--^L^ttlay-oi February, 1935 .
Present,
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
and whereas provision was made for the exercise of such
jurisdiction by the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
and whereas it is expedient to repeal the said Order in
Council and make further provision for the exercise of
the said jurisdiction.
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Part I.—Preliminary and General.
lAThis Order may be cited as “ The Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
1935 .”
2 . The limits of this Order are Kuwait and the coast and islands
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , being within the territories of the ruling Shaikh
of Kuwait, including the territorial waters of Kuwait adjacent to
the said coast and islands, and all territories, islands, and islets
which may be included in the territories and be the possessions of
the ruling Shaikh of Kuwait, together with their territorial waters.
3 . This Order is divided into parts as follows :—
Parts.
Subject.
I.
r
Preliminary and General ... ... ... ... !
II.
Application of Law of British India and. ot the
United Kingdom.
III.
Criminal Matters
IV.
Civil Matters
V.
Mixed Cases : Kuwait Subjects and Persons Subject
to this Order.
VI.
Registration
VII.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Schedule.
(a) 53 & 54 Yict. c. 37 and 3 & 4 Geo. 5 . c. 16 .
[Price Sd. Net'}
Articles.
1-10
11-14
15-37
38-50
51-57
58-74
75-92
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS
•1985 No. 288
FOREIGN JURISDICTION
the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
At the Court at IhrukTr^hrum Pabw---the-21^ day of February, 1935 .
Present,
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas by Treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and
other lawful means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction within
the territories of the Shaikh of Kuwait :
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of
the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and
1913 ,( a ) or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with
the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered,
Part I.—Preliminary and General.
iMi,
1935 .”
Part L-
T his Order may be cited as
The Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
2 . The limits of this Order are Kuwait and the coast and islands
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , being within the territories of the ruling Shaikh
of Kuwait, including the territorial waters of Kuwait adjacent to
the said coast and islands, and all territories, islands, and islets
which may be included in the territories and be the possessions of
the ruling Shaikh of Kuwait, together with their territorial waters.
3 . This Order is divided into parts as follows :—
Parts.
Subject.
Articles.
I.
Preliminary and General
1-10
II.
Application of Law of British India and. ot the
United Kingdom.
Criminal Matters
11-14
III.
15-37
IV.
Civil Matters
38-50
V.
Mixed Cases : Kuwait Subjects and Persons Subject
to this Order.
51-57
VI.
Registration ... ... ... ... ....
58-74
VII.
Miscellaneous Provisions
Schedule.
75-92
(a) 53 & 54 Viet. c. 37 and 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 16.
[Price 8 d. Net]

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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' [‎111r] (235/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773467.0x000026> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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