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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [273v] (546/635)
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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(b) All references in this Act to “ British India ” and
the “ Local Government ” shall be construed
as if they were references to “ the limits of
The Kuwait
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 193 *^ ’ ” and
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.
respectively, and the re
ference in section 213 ( 1 ) to the “ Governor-
General in Council ” shall be construed as^
reference 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.
with the
previous consent of the Governor-General in
Council.”
(c) For the purpose of facilitating the application of
this Act, 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.
may, by order in
writing, direct by what officers any authority or
power shall be exercisable, and such order shall
have effect as if enacted in this Order.
(ii) The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 .—For the pur
poses of this Act, 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.
, Kuwait, as long
as he is a Christian, shall be deemed to be Registrar of
Marriages.
(iii) The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of
1886 .—For the purposes of this Act, 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.
,
Kuwait, shall be deemed to be Registrar-General of
Births, Deaths and Marriages and Registrar of Births
and Deaths.
( 3 ) Any other existing or future enactments of the Governor-
General of India in Council, or of the Governor of Bombay in
Council, may be applied to Kuwait by King’s Regulations under
Article 83 of this Order.
( 4 ) Any Act of the Governor-General of India in Council, or of
the Governor of Bombay in Council, whether passed before, or after
the commencement of this Order, amending or substituted for any
Act of either of those Legislatures which applies or may be applied
to Kuwait, shall, subject to the provisions of this Article, also
apply to Kuwait.
( 5 ) The Court may construe any enactments in force in Kuwait,
under the provisions of this Article, with such alterations not affect
ing the substance, as may be necessary or proper to adapt the same
to the matter before the Court.
12 .—( 1 ) The following enactments shall apply to Kuwait as if it
were a British Colony or Possession but subject to the provisions
of this Order and to the exceptions, adaptations, and modifications
specified in sub-Article ( 2 ) of this Article :—
(i) The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Acts, 1849 and
1860 . (a)
(ii) The Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act, 1856 .(b)
(a) 12-3 Y. c. 96 ; 23-4 Y. c. 122.
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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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- Title
- 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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