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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [9v] (18/635)
The record is made up of 1 file (314 folios). It was created in 18 Jul 1935-8 Jun 1935. 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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27. If any person to whom this Order applies does any of the follow
ing things, namely: —
(1) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any Officer of, or person
executing any process of, the Court in the performance of
his duty; or
(2) Within or close to the room or place where the Court is sitting ^
wilfully misbehaves in a violent, threatening, or disrespect
ful manner to the disturbance of the Court, or to the intimi
dation of suitors or others resorting thereto; or
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(3) Wilfully insults any members of the Court, or any assessor,
or anv person acting as a Clerk or Officer of the Court during
his sitting or attendance in Court, or in his going to or
returning from Court; or
(4) Does any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a
matter pending therein, which, if done in relation to a High
Court in British India, would be punishable as a contempt of
such Court, or as a libel on such Court or the Judges thereof,
or the administration of justice therein;
such person shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with
or without warrant, and, on inquiry and consideration, and after the
hearing of any defence which such person may offer, without further
process or trial, to be punished with a fine not exceeding 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or
with imprisonment not exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punishment,
recording the facts of the offence and the extent of the punishment.
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead of proceeding under
the preceding provisions, it may direct or cause the offender to be tried
in a separate criminal prosecution or proceeding, in which the offender shall
be liable to any punishment to which he would be liable if the offence
were committed in relation to the Court of a Sessions Judge in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the Court to remove
or exclude persons who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the
Court.
28. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports
into or exports from Qatar any goods whereon any duty is charged by or
payable to the Sheikh, with intent to evade payment of the duty, he shall
be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two
months, or with a fine which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
or to a sum
equal to treble the value of the goods (whichever shall be the greater),
or with both imprisonment and fine.
29. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into
or exports from Qatar any goods the importation or exportation whereof
is lawfully prohibited he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to one year, or with a fine which may extend to 2,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
or to a sum equal to treble the value of the goods (whichever shall
be the greater), or with both imprisonment and fine.
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Correspondence, minute papers, and notes relating to the issue of The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939. The correspondence is mostly between officials at the Foreign Office, 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. , 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. , and the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (later, External Affairs). The papers concern the discussion of the need for the order, its drafting, issue, and distribution, as well as its revision in 1939.
Correspondence with the Shaikh of Qatar, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], is also included and mostly relates to his wish for assurance of his jurisdiction over Muslim foreigners.
A copy of the order is found on folios 138-153. A copy of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. is also included, for reference purposes (folios 271-86).
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- 1 file (314 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 317; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-103 and ff 104-316. These are also both written in pencil and located in the top right corner of each folio. The former have been circled and crossed out, the latter have not been circled.
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- Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:158v, 160r:171v, 173r:317v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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