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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [‎279v] (558/635)

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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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guide the Court with respect to the securing and administration of
their property.
( 2 ) On receiving notice of the death of such a person the Court
shall put up a notice thereof at the Court-house, and shall keep the
same there until probate or administration is granted, or where it
appears to the Court that probate or administration will not be
applied for or cannot be granted, for such time as it thinks fit.
( 3 ) The Court shall, where the circumstances of the case apj. ar
so to require, as soon as may be, take possession of the property
left by the deceased in any place within the jurisdiction of the Court
as prescribed by this Order, or put it under its seal (in either case,
if the nature of the property or other circumstances so require,
making an inventory) and so keep it until it can be dealt with
according to law, perishable articles being disposed of as the Court
may consider best in the interests of the State.
( 4 ) All expenses incurred on behalf of the Court in so doing shall
be the first charge on the property of the deceased, and the Court
shall, by sale of part of that property, or otherwise, provide for
the discharge of these expenses.
( 5 ) When a person subject to this Order dies in Kuwait or else
where intestate, then, until administration is granted, his property
in Kuwait shall be vested in 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. .
43 . If a person to whom this Order applies, who is named
executor in a will, and to the establishment of whose title as such
it is necessary to obtain probate of that will, takes possession of and
administers, or otherwise deals with, any part of the property of
the deceased, and does not obtain probate within one month after
the death, or after the termination of any proceeding respecting
probate or administration, he shall be liable to pay double the
amount of any fees chargeable on obtaining probate, and he shall
also be liable to a fine which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
44 . If any person to whom this Order applies, other than the
person named executor, or the administrator, or a person entitled
to represent the deceased without obtaining probate or letters
of administration, or an Officer of the Court, takes possession of
and administers or otherwise deals with, any part of the property of
the deceased, he shall, as soon as practicable, notify the fact and
the circumstances to the District Court, and shall furnish to the
Court all such information as the Court requires, and shall conform
to any direction of the Court in relation to the custody, disposal, or
transmission of the property or the proceeds thereof, and, in case of
any contravention of this Article, he shall be punished with a
fine, which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
45 . Where a person to whom this Order applies is named executor
in a will and survives the testator, but either dies without having
obtained probate or, having been called on by the Court to apply

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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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