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Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council' [‎34r] (73/476)

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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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50— (1) When the circumstances of the case appear to the Court of 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. so to require, for reasons recorded in its proceedings, the
Court may, if it thinks fit, of its own motion or otherwise, grant letters of
administration to an Officer of the Court.
(2) The Officer so appointed shall act under the direction of the Court, and
shall be indemnified thereby.
(3) He shall publish such notices, if any, as the Court thinks fit, in Kuwait,
the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
(4'^he Court shall require and compel him to file in the proper Office
of the Court his accounts of his administration at intervals not exceeding
three months, and shall forthwith examine them and report thereon to the
Chief Court.
(5) The accounts shall be audited under the direction of the Court of 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. .
(6) All expenses incurred on behalf of the Court in execution of this Article
shall be the first charge on the estate of the deceased as dealt with in
accordance with the provisions of this Order ; and the Court shall, by the
•sale of that estate or otherwise, provide for the discharge of those expenses.
51. In cases where parties are Muhammadans the Court of the Political
Agent may icier any question concerning probate of wills or administration
of property of deceased persons to whom this Order applies to a Qazi for
settlement under the general supervision of the Court.
52 *—(!) 11 an Officer of the Court, employed to execute a decree or
order, loses, by neglect or omission, the opportunity of executing it, then,
on complaint of the person aggrieved and proof of the fact alleged, the
Court may, if it thinks fit, order the Officer to pay the damages sustained
by the person complaining, or part thereof.
(2) The order may be enforced as an order directing payment of money.
Part VI. Mixed Cases : Kuwait Subjects and Persons
Subject to this Order
(a) Criminal
53* (0 When any Kuwait subject desires to institute a complaint a°ainst
a person to whom this Order applies, the Court of 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
entertain the same, and shall (a) himself hear and determine it in his Court,
or (Z>) if both parties are Muhammadans, refer it, with their consent to a
Qazi for decision, sending a representative of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to record briefly
the proceedings. Such decision when endorsed by the Court of the Political
Agent^shall for all purposes be considered as if it were that of the Court
of 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. .
(2) Provided that a Kuwait subject to whom this Order does not apply
shall, if so required by the Court, first obtain and file in the proper Office
of the Court the consent, in writing, of the competent authority on behalf of
the Sheikh to his submitting, and that he shall submit by writing, to the
jurisdiction of the Court, and, if required by the Court, give security to the
satisfaction of the Court, and to such reasonable amount as the Court thinks
tit, by deposit or otherwise, to pay fees, costs and damages, and abide by
and perform the decision to be given by the Court or on appeal.
(3) A cross complaint shall not be brought in the Court against the com
plainant, being a person not subject to this Order.
(4) When a person to whom this Order applies desires to institute a com
plaint against a person not subject to the said Order, the Court of the Political
Agent shall entertain the same, and, after satisfying himself that prima facie

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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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