'الملف رقم 18/55 I (C 101) المرسوم الملكي البريطاني للبحرين' [و‎‎٣‎٢] (٤٧٧/٧٢)

CONFIDENTIAL.
DRAFT BAHREIN ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1912.
WHEREAS hy Treaty, Capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and ether lawful
means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in Bahrein ;
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this
behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, or otherwise in His Majesty vested,
is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby
ordered, as follows :—
Part I.— Preliminary and General.
1. This Order may be cited as " The Bahrein Order in Council, I912."'
2. The limits of this Order are the islands and islets of Bahrein, including the
territorial waters thereof, and all other territories, islands, and islets which may be
included in the Principality and be the possessions of the ruling Sheikh of Bahrein,
together with their territorial waters.
3. This Order is divided into parts, as follows :—
Parts.
I
II
III
U
V
VI
VII
Subject.
Preliminary and General
Application of Law of British India and of the United Kingdom
Criminal Matters
Civil Matters
Bahrein Subjects and Tribunals
Registration
Miscellaneous Provisions
Schedule .,
Articles.
1-10
11-13
14-54
35-43
44-50
51-59
60-79
4. In the construction of this Order the following words and expressions have
the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or
context repugnant thereto, that is to say ;—
Administration " means letters of administration, including the same with will
annexed, or granted for special or limited purposes, or limited in duration.
" Bahrein " includes all places and waters within the limits of the Order.
" Bahrein subject" means a subject of the Sheikh of Bahrein.
" British ship " means a merchant-ship being a British ship within the meaning
of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and, except where the context otherwise
requires, includes a ship belonging to any British subject as hereinafter defined.
" British subject " includes a British protected person.
" Judicial Assistant" means the officer for the time being holding the office of
Judicial Assistant under the provisions of the Persian Coast and Islands Order in
Council, 1907.
" Chief Court" means a Court held by the Political Resident as hereinafter
defined.
" District Court" means a Court held by the Political Agent or by the Judicial
Assistant.
" The Court " means a Court held by the Political Resident, the Political Agent,
or the Judicial Assistant to the Political Resident.
"Joint Court" means a Court composed of the Political Agent and an official
appointed by the Sheikh of Bahrein.
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