Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [‎242v] (484/635)

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or Orders made thereunder the following w T ords and express,
have the meaning hereby assigned to them, unless there be some
thing in the subject or context repugnant thereto, that is to say :—
“ Administration ” means letters of administration, includ
ing the same with wall annexed, or granted for special or limited
purposes, or limited in duration.
“ feu iwii ” includes all places and waters within the limits
of this Order.
’’British Protected person” means a person properly enjoying
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the Sultan of Musk&t)but does not include
( i)a British subject as defined in the British Nation
ality and Status of Aliens Act,1914;
(ii) the subjects of the Sheikhs of Bahrain,Kuwait ^
and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;or
(iii) such foreigners or c^atar subjects as are
persons subject to this order.
.iwawujn; juujLcr means a buojeci oi arre OTiai kit
or any person, not being a British subject, who is the national
of any other Muslim State.
“ British ship ” means a merchant ship, being a British ship ,
within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,1 •
and, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a
ship belonging to any British subject as herein defined.
“ Foreigner ” means any person not a British or Kuwait
subject.
“ Judicial Assistant ” means the officer for the time being
appointed by the Secretary of State or with his previous or
subsequent assent, by the Governor-General of India in Coun
cil to be Judicial Assistant to 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. .
“ Chief Court ” means a Court held by 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.
as hereinafter defined.
“ District Court ” means a Court held 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.
or by the Judicial Assistant.
The Court ” means a Court held by 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. ,
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 Judicial Assistant to the Political
"Joint Court” means a court composed of the Political
Agent &nd the Sheikh of Q,atar or their representatives.^^
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4 . In the construction of this Order and of any rules, regulatij
or Orders made thereunder the following words and expresJ
have the meaning hereby assigned to them, unless there be some
thing in the subject or context repugnant thereto, that is to say :—
“ Administration ” means letters of administration, includ
ing the same with will annexed, or granted for special or limited
. * ■ * purposes, or limited in duration.
(jl “ fcu” induces a ll places and waters within the limits
of this Order.
“ Brit.i-qh prnlpptpfj pp.rsnn ” mp.nns n. person, other than a
British subject as defined in the British Natinm^i^^aTTd^fatus
of Aliens Act, 1914 , (a) properlvenjiiyiftg^iTIs^Maje sty’s protec
tion in Kuwait, buddoes-^wtrihcTude foreigners or Kuwait sub
jects who^re-perSonTsubject to this Order under Article 8 ( 1 )
(hi) ef-t-hio Ot^ter:
British subject ” means and includes
( 1 ) any person who is a British subject as defined in the
British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 ;
( 2 ) British protected persons;
( 3 ) any corporation incorporated under the law of any
part of.His Majesty’s dominions, protectorates, protected
^ states or mandated territories. 0 <c* 4 a**
£ “ Kuwait subject ” means a subject of the Shaikh of K**w?rit\
or any person, not being a British subject, who is the national
of any other Muslim State.
British ship ” means a merchant ship, being a British ship
within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 , 0 ^
and, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a
ship belonging to any British subject as herein defined.
“ Foreigner ” means any person not a British or Kuwait
subject.
“ Judicial Assistant ” means the officer for the time being
appointed by the Secretary of State or with his previous or
subsequent assent, by the Governor-General of India in Coun
cil to be Judicial Assistant to 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. .
“ Chief Court ” means a Court held by 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.
as hereinafter defined.
“ District Court ” means a Court held 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.
or by the Judicial Assistant.
“ The Court ” means a Court held by 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. ,
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 Judicial Assistant to the Political
Resident.
^ “ Qazi ” means any official Qazi appointed by the Shaikh
of Kttwa>it and accepted 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. .
“ Imprisonment ” means imprisonment of either description
as defined in the Indian Penal Code.
“ Month ” means calendar month.
( A \ 4-5 ft. f>. c . 17.
57-8 Y. c. CO.