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Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council' [‎61r] (127/476)

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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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(n) S.R. & O. 1935 (No. 896) p. 522.
49. The Foreign Jurisdiction (Probates) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1935(n), shall
apply to all persons and to all property subject to this Order.
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 Qatar,
the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
„(4) The Court shall require and compel him to file in the proper Office
ot 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 refer 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.
^ (1) If 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: Qatar Subjects and Persons
Subject to this Order
(a) Criminal
53. When a Qatar subject desires to institute a complaint against a person
to whom this Order applies, or a person to whom this Order applies desires
to institute a complaint against a Qatar subject, 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 send it to the Joint Court.
(b) Civil
54 -—0.) When a Qatar subject desires to bring a suit against a person to
whom this Order applies, or a person to whom this Order applies desires to
bring a suit against a Qatar subject, 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 admit the
complaint and refer it to a Joint Court.
(2) Nothing herein mentioned shall prevent the Joint Court from referring
any matter in the progress of a suit which involves a point of Muhammadan
law to a Qazi for decision, or from sending any party or witness, being a
Muhammadan, to a Qazi for the administration of an oath.

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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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