Traffic regulations in the Trucial States and Persian Gulf

This file contains:

• 'Qatar Traffic (Amendment) Regulation, 1955' and related correspondence. The amendment corrects a date error (1, 3)
• 'Qatar Traffic (Amendment) Regulation, 1954', the 'Qatar Traffic Ordinance, 1372' and related correspondence. The amendments change the rule of the road from left to right and exempts persons subject to HMG jurisdiction from rules made by the Ruler of Qatar under section 49 of the ordinance (2)
• Proof and drafts of the 'Trucial States Traffic Regulation, 1955' and related correspondence (4)
• Drafts of the 'Bahrain Traffic Regulation, 1955', the 'Bahrain Traffic Ordinance, 1955' and related correspondence. It includes a driving licence application form (5-7)
• Correspondence concerning amendments to the Kuwait traffic regulations. The Political Agency is reluctant to make further amendments because of the length of time it took the police department to agree the previous draft (8)
• Draft of the 'Kuwait Traffic Ordinance, 1955' and related correspondence, which discusses potential problems with the regulations as well as the merits of the Bahrain and Qatar traffic regulations (9-10)
• Correspondence postponing the Trucial States Traffic Regulation because it cannot be enforced until the police department is established (11)