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Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council' [‎19Ar] (41/476)

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The record is made up of 1 file (189 folios). It was created in 27 Feb 1948-2 Jan 1950. 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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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 have been liable on 14th August,
194 f the offence had been 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.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall also apply if any
person subject to this Order does any of the acts enumerated in sub-para
graphs (b), (c) or (d) thereof in relation to the Joint Court to which a
complaint has been referred under Article 53 (1) or 54 (1), or in relation to a
Qazi to whom a matter has been referred under Article 17 (1), 42 or 54 (5).
30. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or
exports from Bahrein 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.
31. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or
exports from Bahrein 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.
An y* c } whi ch, if it had been done in British India on 14th Aueust
1947, would have been an offence against the law then in force in British
India, relating to trade-marks, merchandise marks, copyright designs, or
inventions, shall, if done in Bahrein by a person to whom this Order applies
be an offence, punishable 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 with
33.—(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) wilfully commits any act tending to bring any religion
established or observed within those limits, or its ceremonies modes
of worship, or observances into hatred, ridicule, or contempt and
thereby to provoke a breach of the public peace ;

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Correspondence relating to the revision of the five Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Muscat, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and The Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . The revision was a result of Indian Independence and the transfer of power in the Gulf from the Government of India to HM Government of the United Kingdom. The papers consist of interdepartmental discussion over the amendments to the five orders in council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , principally between officials at the Commonwealth Relations Office, Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and 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. . Copies of the finalised orders are contained in the file, as follows:

Also included in the file is a letter, dated 15 December 1948, from Edward Evans & Co., Consulting Engineers and Chartered Patent Agents, enquiring about patent in protection in Bahrain (folio 84).

Folios 2-10 are internal office notes.

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1 file (189 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 191; 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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