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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' [‎222r] (465/694)

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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therein prescribed, and to send or remove and carry him to the place therein
named, according to the warrant.
(3) In case of sending or removal for any purpose other than deportation,
the warrant shall be issued in duplicate, and the person executing it shall,
as soon as practicable after his arrival at the place therein named, deliver
according to the warrant, with one of the duplicates of the warrant, to a
constable, or proper officer of police, or keeper of a prison, or other proper
authority or person there, the person named in the warrant, to be produced
on ^ order of the proper Court or authority there, or to be otherwise
dea*. *vith according to law.
27 . If any person to whom this Order applies does any of the following
things, namely:—
(1) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any Officer of, or person executing
any process of, the Court in the performance of his duty; or
(2) Within or close to the room or place where the Court is sitting wilfully
misbehaves in a violent, threatening, or disrespectful manner to the
disturbance of the Court, or to the intimidation of suitors or others
resorting thereto; or
(3) Wilfully insults any members of the Court, or any assessor, or anv
person acting as a Clerk or Officer of the Court during his sitting or
attendance in Court, or in his going to or returning from Court; or
(4) Does any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a matter
pending therein, which, if done in relation to a High Court in British
India, would be punishable as a contempt of such Court, or as a libel on
such Court or the Judges thereof, or the administration of justice therein;
such person shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with
or without warrant, and, on inquiry and consideration, and after the hearing
of any defence which such person may offer, without further process or
trial, to be punished with a fine not exceeding 100 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with imprison
ment not exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punishment,
recording the facts of the offence and the extent of the punishment.
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead of proceeding under the
preceding provisions, it may direct or cause the offender to be tried in a
separate criminal prosecution or proceeding, in which the offender shall be
liable to any punishment to which he would be liable if the offence were
committed in relation to the Court of a Sessions Judge in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the Court to remove or
exclude persons who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the Court.
28 . If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or
exports from the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. any goods whereon any duty is charged by
or payable to the Sheikh, with intent to evade payment of the duty, he shall
be punished with imprisonment 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 to a sum equal to treble
the value of the goods (whichever shall be the greater), or with both imprison
ment and fine. 29
29 . If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into 01
exports from the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. 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

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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' [‎222r] (465/694), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3332, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060773468.0x000044> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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