‘File 28/34-II War emergency legislation’ [152v] (306/428)
The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 5 Sep 1939-9 Jun 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Ch. 10. Supplies and Services 9 Geo. 6 .
{Transitional Powers) Act, 1945 .
(6) to facilitate the demobilisation and resettlement of
persons and to secure the orderly disposal of surplus
material; or
(c) to facilitate the readjustment of industry and commerce
to the requirements of the community in time of peace; or
[d) to assist the relief of suffering and the restoration and
distribution of essential supphes and services in any part
of His Majesty’s dominions or in foreign countries that
are in grave distress as the result of war ;
he may by
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
direct that the Regulation shall
have effect by virtue of this Act whether or not it is for the time
being necessary or expedient for the purposes specified in sub-
2 & 3 Geo. 6. section (1) of section one of the Emergency Powers (Defence)
c. 62 . Act, 1939 .
(2) An
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
made under this section with respect
to any Defence Regulation shall provide for the making in the
Regulation of such adaptations, if any, as appear to His Majesty
to be necessary or expedient for rendering it applicable for the
purposes aforesaid.
( 3 ) Where an
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
is made under this section with
respect to any Defence Regulation, all orders and other instruments
made under the Regulation and in force at the date when the Order
in Council comes into operation shall continue in force and shall,
save as is otherwise expressly provided in the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
,
have effect as if they had been made under the Regulation as
extended by the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
and as if any references in those
orders and instruments to any of the purposes specified in sub
section (1) of section one of the Emergency Powers (Defence)
Act, 1939, included references to the purposes specified in sub
section (1) of this section.
( 4 ) This section applies to any Defence Regulation contained
in Part III or Part IV of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939,
at the date of the passing of this Act and to any Defence Regula
tion specified in the second column of the First Schedule to t’fii
Act, and references in any
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
made under this
section to any such Regulation shall be construed as references
to that Regulation as in force at the date on which the Order
comes into operation.
Power to 2 . — (1) The powers conferred on His Majesty by the principal
make Defence Acts to make such Defence Regulations as appear to him to be
Regulations necessary or expedient for the purposes specified in subsection (1)
tor controlling sect j on one 0 f ^he Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939,
prices. shall include power by
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
to make such Defence
Regulations as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for
controlling the prices to be charged for goods of any description
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The file contains correspondence relating to, and copies of the various orders, regulations and notices, issued under the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Emergency) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939. The file’s principal correspondents are 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); 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. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Major Tom Hickinbotham; Cornelius James Pelly; Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway).
The file includes:
- ordinances and amendments to the existing defence regulations and judicial procedures, enabling capital punishment, ‘rigorous imprisonment’ or whipping to be used as forms as punishment for theft or looting in the event of damage to property as a result of enemy action, including air raids, and the transfer of such judicial decisions from the Government of India 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 3-46);
- a letter from 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. at Bahrain, to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated 2 December 1943, enclosing a number of drafts to replace existing orders, ordinances and notifications relating to: Order No. 13 (controls on goods exported from Bahrain, ff 50a-50); Order No. 14 (price control orders for rationed and unrationed foodstuffs, piece goods, with schedules of the goods covered, ff 52-56); Notification No. 15 (trading with enemy regulations, f 57); Order No. 14 (export controls on currencies and gold bullion, f 58); Order No. 17 (postal censorship and restrictions, f 59);
- copies of orders for 1944: Order No. 1 (export controls, ff 61-66); Order No. 2 (price control orders for rationed and unrationed foodstuffs, piece goods, with schedules of the goods covered, ff 63-68); Order No. 3 (trading with enemy regulations, f 69); Order No. 4 (export controls on currencies and gold bullion, f 70); Order No. 5 (postal censorship and restrictions, ff 71-72); a copy of Order No. 1 of Hijri year 1363 (equivalent to 1944), issued by the Government of Bahrain (ff 75-82, and in large format at f 85), relating to price control orders and closely based on Order No. 2 of 1944 (ff 63-68);
- numerous orders issued 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. in 1944 for the appointment of nominated Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) employees as Special Police Officers at the BAPCO refinery (between ff 86-130), and, in January 1945, the announcement of the cessation of the appointment of certain nominated officers (ff 140-142);
- printed copies of orders and notices: the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939 (ff 146-151); Chapter 10 of the Supplies and Services (Transitional Powers) Act, 1945 (ff 152-155); Order No. 255 of 1946 Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Colonies &c (ff 156-157); the Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act, 1946 (ff 158-170);
- correspondence dated 1943 onwards relating to the review and repeal of various orders and regulations (ff 97-99, ff 144-145, ff 171-174);
- copies of orders for 1947: Order No. 1 of 1947 (the maintenance of supplies and services, ff 177-178, f 187); Order No. 7 of 1947 (price control orders for rationed and unrationed foodstuffs, piece goods, with schedules of the goods covered, ff 180-185).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (212 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 194-212) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 2; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-185 and in the file notes between ff 194-212; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Foliation anomaly: f 50 a, f 50.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/34-II War emergency legislation’
- Pages
- 3r:7v, 8r:11v, 17r:17v, 18r:18v, 19r:23v, 24r:25v, 26r:26v, 29r:30v, 32r:34v, 38r:38v, 43r:45v, 50r:50v, 50ar:50av, 52r:59v, 61r:72v, 97r:99v, 106r:106v, 110r:110v, 112r:112v, 114r:114v, 117r:117v, 120r:120v, 125r:125v, 128r:128v, 131r:131v, 132r:133v, 139r:139v, 142r:142v, 143r:143v, 146r:157v, 158r:170v, 177r:178v, 180r:185v, 187r:187v, 192r:193v
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