Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council' [‎53v] (112/476)

4 . In the construction of this Order and ot any Rules, Regulations or
Orders made thereunder the following words and expressions have the mean
ing hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or
context repugnant thereto, that is to say: —
“ Administration ’ means letters of administration, including the same
with will annexed, or granted for special or limited purposes, or limited in
duration.
k ‘ British aircraft ” means an aircraft registered in any part of His
Majesty’s dominions, protectorates or protected states, other than Kuwait,
Bahrein, 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. or in any mandated territory or trust
territory.
“ British protected person ” means a person other than a corporation
properly enjoying His Majesty’s protection in Qatar but does not include—
(i) a person who has the status of a British subject under the British
Nationality Act, 1948;
(ii) a subject of the Sheikhs of Bahrein, Kuwait and the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
or
(iii) foreigners subject to this Order under Article 8 (1) (a) (ii) thereof.
“ British ship ” means a merchant ship, being a British ship within the
meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894(c), and, except where the
context otherwise requires, includes a ship belonging to any British subject
as herein defined.
“ British subject ” means and includes—
(1) any person who has the status of a British subject under the
British Nationality Act, 1948;
(2) British protected persons;
(3) any corporation incorporated under the law of any part of His
Majesty’s dominions, protectorates or protected states or of any
mandated territory or trust territory.
“ 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. ” means the Court established by
Article 16.
“ Chief Court ” means the Court established by Article 16.
“Full Court” means the Court established by Article 16.
“ The Court ” means 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. or the Chief Court
or the Full Court.
“ Foreigner ” means any person (including a corporation) not a British
or Qatar subject.
“ Imprisonment ” means imprisonment of either description as defined
in the Indian Penal Code.
“Joint Court” means a court composed 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. and the
Sheikh of Qatar or their representatives.
“ Mandated territory ” means a territory administered by the government
of any part of His Majesty’s dominions in accordance with a mandate
from the League of Nations.
“ Month ” means calendar month.
“ Oath ” or “ Affidavit ” includes affirmation or declaration.
“ Offence ” means any act or omission made punishable by any law
for the time being in force.
“ Person ” includes corporation.
(c) 57 & 58 Viet. c. 60.