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'File A/9 II Bahrain Order in Council' [5r] (26/226)
The record is made up of 1 volume (84 folios). It was created in 2 Sep 1915-16 Jul 1920. 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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23. An appeal shall not lie against an order of prohibition, or removal.or deportation made
under this Order.
24. (1) Where under this Order a person is to be sent or removed or deported from any
place within the jurisdiction of the Court as prescribed by this Order he shall, by warrant of the
Court sealed with its seal, be detained, ii necessary, in custody, or in prison, until a fit oppor
tunity for his removal or deportation occurs, and then be put on board a vessel belonging to
or in the service of. His Majesty, or if no such vessel is available, then on board some other
British or other fit vessel.
(2) The warrant shall be sufficient authority to the person to whom it is directed or
delivered for execution, and to the Commanding Officer or master of the vessel, to receive and
detain the person therein named, in the manner therein prescribed, and to. send or remove and
carry him to the place therein named, according to the warrant.
(3) In case of sending or removal for any purpose other than deportation, the warrant
shall be issued in duplicate, and the person executing it shall, as soon as practicable after
his arrival at the place therein named, deliver, according to the warrant, with one of the
duplicates of the warrant, to a constable, or proper officer of police, or keeper of a prison,
or other proper authority or person there, the person named in the warrant, to be produced
on the order of the proper Court or authority there, or to be otherwise dealt with according
to law.
25. If any person to whom this Order applies does any of the following things
namely: —
(t) Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any officer of or person executing any process of the
Court in the performance of his duty; or
(u) Within or close to the room or place where the Court is sitting wilfully misbehaves
_n a violent, threatening, or disrespectful manner to the disturbance of the Court, or to the
1 ntimidation of suitors or others resorting thereto; or
(m) Wilfully insults any member of the Court, or any assessor, or any person acting as a
Clerk or Officer of the Court during his sitting or attendance in Court, or in his going to or
returning from Court; or
(tv) Does any act in relation to the Court or a Judge thereof, or a matter pending therein,
which, if done in relation to a Superior Court in England or in India, would be punishable as a
contempt of such Court, or as a libel on such Court or the J udges thereof, or the administration
of justice therein, such person shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the Court with or
without warrant, and, on enquiry and consideration and after the hearing of any defence which
such person may offer, without further process or trial, to be punished with a fine not exceeding
100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or with imprisonment not exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of punishment, recording the facts
of the offence and the extent of the punishment.
Provided that, if the Court thinks fit, instead of proceeding under the preceding provisions,
it may direct or cause the offender to be tried in a separate criminal prosecution or proceeding,
in which the offender shall be liable to any punishment to which he would be liable if the
offence were committed in relation to the Court of a Sessions J udge in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the Court to remove or exclude persons
who interrupt or obstruct the proceedings of the Court.
26. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or exports from
Bahrein any goods whereon any duty is charged or payable to the Sheikh of Bahrein, with
intent to evade payment of the duty, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to two months, or with fine which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, ^ or
a sum equal to treble the value of the goods (whichever shall be the greater), or with both im
prisonment and fine.
27. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles or imports into or exports from
Bahrein any goods the importation or exportation whereof is lawfully prohibited, he shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may
extend to 2,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or a sum equal to treble the value of the goods (whichever shall be the
greater), or with imprisonment and fine.
28. Any act which if done in British India would be an offence against the law for the
time being in force in British India relating to trade-marks, merchandise marks, copyright
designs, or inventions, shall, if done in Bahrein, be an offence punishable with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to two months, or with a fine which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
,
pr with both.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the introduction of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. in Bahrain on 3 February 1919. A printed copy of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. is included at the front of the volume (folios 2-9), and marked with red, blue and black pencil annotations, marking incorrect or important aspects of the text. The main correspondents in the volume are 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. , Captain Norman Bray, and the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah. Numerous letters were exchanged between the two men directly before and after the introduction of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. . Bray’s correspondence prior to this introduction seeks to smooth the way and seek Shaikh ‘Īsá’s full acceptance of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. . Correspondence after the introduction of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. is largely comprised of negotiations over the Shaikh’s relinquishment of khidmah (a ten per cent judicial fee payable to the Sheikh of Bahrain's treasury), and expressions of thanks and mutual appreciation between the two men. Bray's letter to the Deputy 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. at Bushire and the Civil Commissioner in Baghdad, dated 14 February 1919, includes diaristic reports on the negotiations and meetings that took place between himself at Shaikh ‘Īsá during the introduction of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (folios 28-47). A English text of the notification of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , issued by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , is included on folio 18.
Folios 102 and 103 are loose pages containing office notes. The correspondence described in these two pages, which refer to the administration of the Majlis [al-Urfi], are annotated as dating from 17 March 1941 to 8 April 1942. It is likely, therefore, that these two pages were misplaced at a later date into the current volume.
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- 1 volume (84 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume's content have been divided into two parts. The first part of the volume (running up to folio 60) is comprised of copies of inward and outward correspondence, arranged in approximate chronological order, starting with the earliest items first. The second part of the volume (from folio 61) is comprised of the handwritten drafts, translations and original Arabic correspondence that inform the correspondence in the first part of the volume.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence runs from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers positioned in the top-left corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Most of the foliation numbers are written in blue pencil. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a-1f. Folio 100 has been omitted or is missing.
The following folios are fold-outs: 34, 61, 62, 69-82, 84, 87, 89, 95, 97, 102, 103.
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- Title
- 'File A/9 II Bahrain Order in Council'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:86v, 88r:89r, 90r:100v, 102r:105v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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