Coll 30/36 'Bahrain: claim of Yusuf Lutfali Khunji a Persian subject against Shaikh Hamad in respect of an ice factory' [‎133v] (266/340)

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f £or registration vvithih one month after his arrival;
provided that a person who fails to apply for or to
obtain registration within the time limited by this
Article may be registered at any time if he excuses his
failure to the satisfaction of 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.
(3) Where a person is in possession of a valid British Pass
port, 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, on the first registra^|
tion of any such person, endorse without further fee
than that provided for in sub-article ( 6 ) hereunder on
the passport a certificate of registration in such form
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State.
Where any such person applies for the renewal of the
registration and produces his passport, the renewal of
the registration shall, without further fee than that
provided for in sub-article ( 6 ) hereunder be endorsed
thereon.
(4) Every person who has not previously been registered
applying to be registered under this Order shall,
unless excused 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. , attend
personally for that purpose^ at the Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , but any person applying for the renewal
of his registration need hot attend personally
unless directed 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. so to do,
provided that the registration of the wife or wives ol
a man who is registered under this Order may, it
living with him, be effected without their personal
attendance being required and provided also that the
registration of minors, being his relatives in what
ever degree, living with the head of a family who is
registered under this Order, may be effected without
their personal attendance being required.
( 5 ) A person registered in any register of British subjects
established under the provisions of any Order in
Council which have been repealed shall be registered
under the provisions of this Order Unless the Political
Agent is satisfied after enquiry that the previous regis
tration was erroneous or that such person is not
entitled to registration under the provisions of this
Order.
( 6 ) Every person shall, on every registration of himself, and
on every renewal of the registration pay a fee of
one rupee or such other fee as the Secretary of State
from time to time appoints. The amount of the fee
piay be uniform for all persons, or may vary according
to the position and circumstances of different classes,
if the Secretary of State from time to time so directs,
but may not in any case exceed three rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
( 7 ) Where any person applies to be registered, he shall be
entitled without a fee, to the assistance of the Political
Agent in the preparation of any affidavit 'that may be
required.