Coll 25/36 'Orders in Council: Revision of Persian Gulf Orders-in-Council' [153r] (349/476)
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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disposal, or transmission of the property or the proceeds thereof,
and, in case of any contravention of this Article, he shall he
punished with fine, which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
4‘2.—(1) When the peculiar circumstances of the case appear
to the District Court so to require, for reasons recorded in its pro
ceedings, the Court may, if it thinks fit, of its own motion or
otherwise, grant letters of administration to an officer ol the
Court.
(21 The officer so appointed shall act under the direction of the
Court, and shall he indemnified thereby.
(3) De shall publish such notices, if any, as the Court thinks fit,
in Bahrein,'thfr Persian Coast ami Islands; Bombay, the United
Kingdom, and elsewhere.
(4) The 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
District Court.
( 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.
43. In cases where parties are Mahommedans the District Court
may refer any question, concerning probate of wills or adminis
tration of property of deceased persons to whom this Order
applied, to a Kazi for settlement under the general supervision
of the Court.
Part V. —Bahrein Subjects and Tribunals.’
(a) Criminal.
44. —( 1 ) W hen a Bahrein subject desires to institute a com
plaint against a person to whom this Order applies, or a person
to whom this Order applies desires to institute a complaint against
a Bahrein 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 may—
(a) With the concurrence of the Sheikh of Bahrein, himself
hear and determine it in his District Court, or
(fi) Send it to the Joint Court, or
(c) If the defendant is a Mahommedan, refer it to a Kazi 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
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 for all purposes
he considered as if it were that of the District Court.
( 2 ) Nothing in this Article shall prevent 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.
from exercising the revisory powers possessed by him under
Article 4 of the Convention with Bahrein, dated the 31st May
1861.
(b) Civil.
45. —( 1 ) When a Bahrein subject desires to bring a suit against
a person to whom this Order applies, or a person to whom this
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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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