'ملف 18/54 I (A 89) المرسوم الملكي البريطاني لمسقط: تشريعات جديدة' [ظ‎‎١‎٦] (٣٩٦/٣٨)

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Rules and Regulations under Article I. of the Muscat Order m
Council, 186/.
No. 6 of 1911.
Judicial.
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section I of the
Muscat Order in Council, dated 4th day of November 1867, His
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Muscat directs that
1. All British subjects or British Protected Persons residing within
the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, on whom oonc is,
payable after a fixed period, are drawn for acceptance, shall, as soon as
such a Hoondi is presented to them, sign such Hoondi m token of its
having been presented to them and enter thereon the date ol such
presentation.
2. Such signature and date shall only be taken in His Biitannic
Majesty's Consular Court at Muscat as evidence of. presentation and not
as evidence of acceptance.
3. Any payee, who has duly presented to a drawee, being a British
subject or British protected person, residing within the dominions of
His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, a Hoondi for acceptance, shall, if
such drawee refuses to comply with the provisions ol Rule 1. of tiiis
Regulation, forthwith give notice to His Britannic Majesty's Consul at
Muscat of such refusal.
4. Any British subject or British protected person residing within
the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, who, after a period
of one month from the publication of this regulation, wilfully refuses to
comply with the provision of Rule 1. of this Regulation shall be liable,
on conviction, to simple imprisomneat for a term whi^h may extend to
one calendar month or to a fine, not exceeding $200, which may amount
to 5 per cent, of the face value of such Hoondi.
5. It is also notified for general information that the four days of
grace usually allowed beyond the period specified in a Hoondi for
payment after presentation, will only be allowed if the drawee under
takes to pay the face value of the Hoondi at the place of business of the
payee, and not if the payee has himself to proceed to the place of
business of the drawee and collect the money due on the Hoondi. Such
undertaking by the drawee shall be given in writing to the payee one
week before the acceptance falls due.
Dated at Muscat this 9th day of June 1911.
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S. G. Knox , Major,
His Britannic Majesty's Consul,
Muscat.