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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [284v] (568/635)
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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8^ Regulations made under the preceding &rtide
may provide for forfeiture of any goods, receptacles, or things in
relation to which, or to the contents of which, any breach is com
mitted of such Regulations, or of any Treaty or any native or local
law or custom the observance of which is provided for by such
Regulations.
( 2 ) Any peison to whom this Order applies coimnittii^^ a
breach ol any such Regulations shall, in addition to any forfemire
prescribed thereby, be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a
period not exceeding three months or to a fine, or to both.
( 3 ) Any fine imposed for a breach of Regulation shall not
exceed 1,500
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
: provided that in the case of any breach of any
native or local law relating to customs law, or under which the
importation or exportation of any goods is prohibited or restricted,
the fine nia} extend to a sum equivalent to treble the value of the
goods in relation to which the breach is committed.
85 . —(1) King's Regulations shall not take effect until they
are allowed by a Secretary of State, or, with his previous or
subsequent assent, by the Governor-General of India in Council;
provided that in case of urgency declared in any such Regulations
the same shall take effect before such allowance, and shall con
tinue to have effect unless and until they are disallowed by the
Secretary of State, or, with his previous or subsequent assent, by
the Governor-General ol India in Council, and until notification of
such disallowance is received and published by the Political Resi
dent, and such disallowance shall be without prejudice to anything
done oi suffered under such Regulations in the meantime.
(2) All King’s Regulations shall be published by the Political
Resident m such manner and at such places as he may think proper.
( 3 ) In this Order “ breach of the Regulations ” includes the
breach of any native or local law or custom, the observance of which
is required by any King’s Regulations.
86. Judicial notice shall be taken of this Order and of the com
mencement thereof, and of the appointment of the Political Resi-
dent
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.
, and Judicial Assistant, and of the constitution
and limits of the Courts and districts and of the seals and signatures,
and ot any rules and regulations made or in force under this Order,
and no proof shall be required of any 4 «uch matters.
87 . Nothing in this Order shall deprive 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.
,
oi an officer subordinate to him, of the right to observe, and to
enforce the observance of, or shall deprive any person of the benefit
of, any reasonable custom existing in Kuwait, unless this Order
contains some express and specific provision incompatible with the
observance thereof.
88. Nothing in this Order shall—
(i 1 Affect any power or jurisdiction conferred by, or referred
to in, the Act of the Governor-General of India in
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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'
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- 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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