'File 5/11 II King's Regulations and Amendments under Bahrain Order-in-Council' [138r] (275/484)
The record is made up of 1 file (239 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1945-5 Dec 1950. 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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The Commandant State Police may refuse to renew
and may at any time suspend or cancel a licence
for any of the previously mentioned reasons or if
the holder has committed an offence under t is
order.
(1) When granting a licence to a driver, The Commandant
State Police shall provide him with a metal badge
bearing the number of the licence.
(2) Every driver who has received a badge shall wear
it on some part of his dress where it may easily
be seen at all times when he is following his
occupation.
(3) No dr3.ver who has received such badge shall allow
any other person to wear it.
(4) The badge shall remain the property of The Govern
ment of Bahrain.
10. (1) For the grant of a driver*s licence, a fee will be
charged at such rate as may be prescribed by The
Commandant State Police.
(2) For the renewal of the licence, a fee of one half
of the original fee shall be charged.
PBOVISIOhS BELATIHG TO LICENCES
11. Every licence which has been suspended or cancelled
shall be returned by the licence©to The Commandant State Police
within twenty four hours after the suspension or cancellation.
12. Whenever a licence© changes his residence, he shall,
within seven days, inform The Commandant State Police in writing,
signed by himself.
13. Whenever a licence© of a public conveyance is absent
from Bahrain for a period of more than fifteen days, he shall,
if the conveyance continues to ply for hire, give, previous to
his departure, notice in writing signed by himself to The
Commandant State Police. Such notice shall state the name of
the person left in charge of the public conveyance and his
endorsement accepting the charge. Such person shall, until the
return of the licencee, perform all the duties of the licence©
of a public conveyance and shall be liable to all penalties to
which such licencee is liable under this order.
14. Every licencee of a public conveyance shall produce
such conveyance for inspection whenever required to do so by The
Commandant State Police. 15
15. The Commandant State Police shall, subject to previous
publication, fix the legal rates of fares for public conveyances.
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The file contains correspondence concerning amendments and proposed amendments (by means of King's Regulations) to the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 (and later Bahrain Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ).
The principal correspondents 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. , Bahrain; 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. ; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave). The file also contains draft and published versions of King's Regulations.
The principal amendments concerned are:
- regulations for the registration of immovable property (Regulation 2 of 1947: Registration of Transfer of Immovable Property in Bahrein );
- regulations for maintaining supplies and services;
- regulations for the use of motor vehicles;
- prevention of the use of narcotics.
The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately ten folios (e.g. Government of Bahrain notices), all with English translations.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (239 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 201-240). Circled serial numbers in crayon and ink (red for incoming, blue/black for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-143; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File 5/11 II King's Regulations and Amendments under Bahrain Order-in-Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 12r:13v, 17r:18v, 22r:22v, 27r:30v, 37r:42v, 49r:50v, 52r:62v, 64r:64v, 69r:69v, 72r:74v, 80r:80v, 88r:97v, 99r:100v, 113r:113v, 119r:119v, 135r:144v, 147r:147v, 154r:157v, 159r:170v, 172ar:172av, 174r:186v, 188r:189v, 191r:240v, back-i, back
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