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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [28v] (56/635)
The record is made up of 1 file (314 folios). It was created in 18 Jul 1935-8 Jun 1935. 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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tribe, or to the benefits of which His Majesty has succeeded,
whether the Sheikh is or is not a party thereto.
Will ” means will, codicil, or other testamentary instru
ment.
The expressions “ person to whom this Order applies ” and
“ person subject to this Order ” mean the persons referred to
in paragraphs (a) (i) and (ii) of sub-Article (i) of Article 8.
Expressions used in any enactments applied to Qatar shall,
unless a contrary intention appears, have the same respective
meanings as in this Order. A
5 . — (i) In this Order words importing the plural or mie
singular may be construed as referring to one person or thing
or to more than one person or thing, and words importing the
masculine as referring to the feminine, as the case may require.
(2) Where this Order confers any power or imposes any
duty, then, unless a contrary intention appears, the power may
be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time
as occasion requires.
(3) Where this Order confers a power, or imposes a duty on,
or with respect to, a holder of an office as such, then, unless a
contrary intention appears, the powder may be exercised and the
duty shall be performed by, or with respect to, the holder for
the time being of the office or the person temporarily acting
for the holder.
(4) Where this Order confers a power to make any rules,
regulations, or orders, the power shall, unless a contrary in
tention appears, be construed as including a power exercisable
in the like manner and subject to the like consent and condi
tions, if any, to rescind, revoke, vary or amend the rules,
regulations or orders.
( 5 ) This Article shall apply to the construction of any regula
tions, rules, or orders made under this Order, unless a contrary
intention appears.
6. Where this Order refers to any specified Act or Acts of
Parliament, such reference shall, unless a contrary intention
appears, be deemed to include any Act or Acts amending or
substituted for the same.
7 . In the event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence
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.
for the time being, all and every the
powers, authorities, and immunities by this Order granted to
him shall, until His Majesty’s further pleasure is signified through
the Governor-General, be vested in 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.
.
8. —(1) The powers conferred by this Order shall extend to
the persons and matters following, in so far as by treaty, grant,
usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, His Majesty has
jurisdiction in relation to such persons, matters, and things,
that is to say: —
{a) (i) British subjects within the limits of this Order.
(ii) Foreigners within the limits of this Order.
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Correspondence, minute papers, and notes relating to the issue of The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939. The correspondence is mostly between officials at the Foreign Office, 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. , Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (later, External Affairs). The papers concern the discussion of the need for the order, its drafting, issue, and distribution, as well as its revision in 1939.
Correspondence with the Shaikh of Qatar, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], is also included and mostly relates to his wish for assurance of his jurisdiction over Muslim foreigners.
A copy of the order is found on folios 138-153. A copy of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. is also included, for reference purposes (folios 271-86).
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- 1 file (314 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 317; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-103 and ff 104-316. These are also both written in pencil and located in the top right corner of each folio. The former have been circled and crossed out, the latter have not been circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3322
- Title
- Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:158v, 160r:171v, 173r:317v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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