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and enforce the attendance of all necessary persons as in a suit,
and may make such order for the repayment of any money
extorted, or for the payment over of any money levied, and for
the payment of such damages and costs as the Court thinks fit.
(2) The Court may also, if it thinks fit, on the same inquiry,
impose on the clerk or officer such fine, not exceeding 50 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for each offence, as the Court thinks fit.
(3) A clerk or officer punished under this Article shall not,
without the leave of the Court, be liable to a civil suit in respect
of the same matter; and any such suit, if already or afterwards
be gun, may be stayed by the Court in such manner and on such
terms a* the Court thinks fit.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to prevent any
person from being prosecuted under any other British or British
I nd ian law for any act or omission punishable under this Article,
or from being liable under that other law to any other or higher
punishment or penalty than that provided by this Article:
Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same
offence.
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.
Gt. Where under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, anything
is authorized 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 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. .
G 8 . 1 he 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
he entitled in Bahrein to act as a Notary Public.
G.J. Ibe 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
wife, or to the support of his or her child, whether
egitimate or not, being, in the opinion of the Court, under the
age of 16 years. Any such order may be made in .. .
" a, \ .‘I* ^ neglect to provide for the support of such wife
m < nld were an offence, and any failure to comply with any
such order shall be deemed to be an offence, and shall be punish-
a) e ''G i a fine not exceeding 10 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for any one default,
and the Court may direct any penalty imposed for such offence
o ^)e applied for the support of such wife or child in such manner
• ' ^ / / 'i 0 ^ () | 1 ^ lca f R^ident shall have power to make Regula-
ion>. ( 0 e called King s Regulations) for the following purposes
(that is to say): —
(<i) 1 oi the peace, order, and good government of persons to
m hoin this Order applies in relation to matters not
provided for by this Order.
I or securing the observance of any Treaty for the time
icnig in force, relating to any place within the limits
o this Order, or of any native or local law or custom,
w icthei relating to trade, commerce, revenue, or any
other matter.