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'File A/9 II Bahrain Order in Council' [8r] (32/226)
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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(2) The Coart may also, if it thinks fit, on the same inquiry, impose on the clerk or
officer such fine, not exceeding 50
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for each offence, as the Court thinks fit.
n i ■ ^ ^ cl ? rk 0r 0 ?^ er P unished un(3er this Article shall not, without the leave of the
' desiit^ Court, be liable to a civil suit in respect of the same matter ; and any such suit, if already or
afterwards begun, may be stayed by the Court in such manner and on such terms as the
• , Court thinks fit.
(4) Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to prevent any person from being prosecuted
u^der any other British or British Indian law for any act or omission punishable under this
'^lielfc Article, or from being liable under that other law to any other or higher punishment or penalty
than that provided by this Article:
evi^ t . Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.
6b. 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.
or 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.
may exercise any power conferred on
mdasiji, a . By Jus . tlce ® 0,! the Peace within His Majesty's dominions by any Act of Parliament, for the
iss^rp time 111 force J regulating merchant seamen or the mercantile marine.
67. Where under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1891, anything is authorized to be done
by, to, or before a Consular officer, such thing may be done in any place in Bahrein by to
or before 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.
, or 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.
. '
^ k 68 - 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.
and 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.
shall each be entitled in Bahrein to
^jj. act as a Notary Public.
Lfe 69 " T]ie ^ our ^ slia ^ have jurisdiction from time to time to make an order requirino- a
person to whom this Order applies to contribute in such manner as the Court directs, to the
support of his wife, or to the support of his or her child, whether legitimate or not, being, in the
opinion of the Court, under the age of 16 years. Any such order may be made in a summary
way, as if the neglect to provide for the support of such wife or child were an offence, and any
failure to comply with any such order shall be deemed to be an offence, and shall be punish
able with a fine not exceeding ten
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for any one default, and the Court may direct any
penalty imposed for such offence to be applied for the support of such wife or child in such
manner as the Court thinks fit.
Tw -n 70 -. The Political Res ifent shall have power to make Regulations (to be called King's
Regulations) for the following purposes (that is to say) :—•
(a) For the peace, order, and good government of persons to whom this Order applies
in relation to matters not provided for by this Order.
(^). securing the observance of any Treaty for the time being in force, relating to any
place within the limits of this Order, or of any native or local law or custom, whether relating
to trade, commerce, revenue, or any other matter.
(c) For applying, amending, modifying, or repealing with respect to Bahrein any Acts or
enactments which apply, or are made applicable or have been brought into operation in Bahrein
by or under any of the provisions of Article 11 of this Order.
{d) For regulating or preventing the importation or exportation in British ships or by any
person to whom ^ this Order applies of arms or munitions of war, or any parts or ingredients
thereof, and for giving effect to any Treaty relating to the importation or exportation of the
liaiflte sam e.
(e) For requiring returns to be made of the nature, quantity, and value of articles
, exported from or imported into Bahrein, by or on account of any person to whom this Order
applies or in any British ship, and for prescribing the times and manner at or in which, and
the persons by whom, such returns are to be made.
l)jrei£ (/) For the governance, visitation, care, and superintendence of prisons.
71.—-(1) Any Regulations made under the preceding Article may provide for forfeiture of
any goods, receptacles, or things in relation to which, or to the contents of which, any breach is
i, bycommitted of such Regulations, or of any Treaty or any native or local law or custom, the
jiied' observance of which is provided for by such Regulations.
he (?) An y person to whom this Order^applies committing a breach of any such Regulations
shall, in addition to any forfeiture prescribed thereby, be liable, on conviction, to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding three months, or to a fine, or to both.
(o) 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
. tmp whicl1 tlie im P ortatio11 or exportation of any goods is prohibited or restricted, the fine may
a extend to a sum equivalent to treble the value of the goods in relation to which the breach is
P committed.
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stkfr 72.— (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
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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