Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council' [23r] (51/476)
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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(2) Any bill of sale or mortgage or transfer of property made with a
view of avoiding such seizure or sale shall not be effectual to defeat the
provisions of this Order.
(3) All fees, penalties, fines and forfeitures levied under this Order, and
fees, other than actual Court fees, that may be levied under the provisions
of this Order shall be paid to the public account, and shall be applied in
such manner as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, may
direct.
8^Whenever an acting
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.
or Assistant Judge has commenced
the soaring of any cause or matter, civil or criminal, he may, unless the Chief
Court otherwise directs, continue and complete the hearing and determination
thereof, notwithstanding that his authority to act as ^
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.
or
Assistant Judge has otherwise ceased by reason of the expiration of the
time for which he was appointed to act or by reason of the happening of
any event by which his authority is determined.
81. 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.
or 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.
may exercise any power
conferred on any Justices of the Peace within His Majesty’s dominions by
any Act of Parliament, for the time being in force, regulating merchant
seamen or the mercantile marine.
82. Where under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, anything is authorised
to be done by, to, or before a consular officer, such thing may be done
in any place in Bahrein by, to, or before 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.
or the Political
Agent.
83. 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.
and 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 each be entitled
in Bahrein to act as a Notary Public.
84. The Court shall have jurisdiction from time to time to make an order
requiring a person to whom this Order applies to contribute in such manner
as the Court directs to the support of his wife, or to the support of his or
her child, whether legitimate or not, being in the opinion of the Court under
the age of 16 years. Any such order may be made in a summary way
as if the neglect to provide for the support of such wife or child were an
offence, and any failure to comply with any such order shall be deemed to be
an offence, and shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding by more than
10
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
the amount unpaid under the said order, and the Court may direct
any penalty imposed for such offence to be applied for the support of such
wife or child in such manner as the Court thinks fit.
85. 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.
shall have power to make Regulations (to be
called King’s Regulations) for the following purposes (that is to say):
(а) For the peace, order, and good government of persons to whom this
Order applies in relation to matters not provided for by this Order.
(б) For securing the observance of any Treaty or arrangement for the
time being in force, relating to any place within the limits of this Order,
or of any native or local law or custom, whether relating to trade,
commerce, revenue, or any other matter.
(c) For applying, amending, modifying or repealing with respect to Bahrein
any Acts or enactments which apply, or are made applicable, or have
been brought into operation in Bahrein, by or under any of the provisions
of Article 11 or 12 of this Order.
(d) For regulating or preventing the importation or exportation of arms
or munitions of war, or any parts or ingredients thereof, and for giving
effect to any Treaty relating to the importation or exportation of the
same.
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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:
- Folios 14-25: The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1949
- Folios 26-38: The Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1949
- Folios 39-52: The Muscat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1949
- Folios 53-65: The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1949
- Folios 66-78: 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. , 1949
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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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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- Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council'
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