File 2902/1916 ‘Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf’ [‎102v] (215/448)

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On such claim being made, the Warehouse Superintendent wiH, subject to
the provisions ot rules 8 and 8 («) immediately following and after due veri
fication of the Bill of Lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. and steamer’s agent’s delivery order, grant a
detailed receipt in form A above-mentioned. _ . . . . c ..
nule8 .—As soon as, in accordance with the provisions of rule 4 aforesaid,
arms a d ammunition or parts thereof are brought to the Arms Warehouse to
hl therT deposited, the Superintendent, Arms Warehouse, shall notify the
Superintendent of Customs of the arrival of such arms, ammunition or parts
Thereof by form attached and marked C Arabic ( ^ )m order that duty may
be collected thereon by the Superintendent of Customs .
HuU 8(a ).—As soon as such duty has been paid the Super, ntendent of
Customs shall immediately return to the Superintendent, Arms Warehouse the
form marked C duly endorsed with a certificate that the duty has been
X paid on the arms, ammunition and parts thereof noted in the form
X/eS, and the Superintendent, Arms Wareho^ shaU m no ca^ grant
the detailed receipt in form A. unless and until he shall have received back
the form marked C duly endorsed as already described by the Superintendent
n , ll(! p -Failure by consignee to comply with the provisions of either
of tlm three preceding 7 ruies Siall render the arms, ammunition or parts
thereof liable to confiscation.
Issue of arms, ammunition or parts thereof from the Arms Warehouse.
Hulc 10.—Anv person proposing to purchase arms, ammunition or parts
thereof from any trader, owning arms, ammunition or parts thereof stored m
the Arms Warehouse in accordance with the provisions of rules 1 and 4 above,
and du y claimed under the provisions of rule 7, and on which duty and
Warehouse charges have been fully paid in accordance with the provisions o
rules 8 and 16, respectively, will he permitted to withdraw arms and
ammunition or parts thereof on the production of, and to the extent covered by,
a license in form marked D and attached.
On the application of the trader concerned, who must be present at such
withdrawal, the Warehouse Superintendent shall draw up the license aforesaid
and submit it for my approval and signature. #
... Eu l e n -_it shall be the duty of the Warehouse Superintendent to refuse
to draw up any such license, should he have reason to suppose- •
ifll that the purchaser wdiose name it is proposed to enter in form D
as “ hearer ” intends to resell the arms, ammunition or parts
thereof to any other person ;
(7A that such purchaser is already, whether by license in form D pre-
viously issued or otherwise, in possession of arms, ammunition
or parts thereof, whence it may be inferred that the arms, ammu
nition or parts thereof, covered by the license under question,
are not required solely for the personal use or protection ot the
purchaser.
Hide 12. —It shall further he the duty of the Warehouse Superintenden
to ensure that—
i a \ a U rifles issuing from the Arms Warehouse under the terms of any
license, issued in accordance with the provisions of these rules,
shall be clearly marked on the barrel before withdrawal with the
official mark and on the butt with the serial number ot issue;
(SI no more than 200 rounds per rifle per annum shall be issued from the
Arms Warehouse to any holder of a license under toim V ,
H in the event of a license under form D being issued for ammunition
' only, which must not in any case exceed 200 rounds per annum
per purchaser, the purchaser produces, for the inspection o the
Warehouse Superintendent, the weapon in respect of which the
ammunition is required. ^