H.B.M. SUBJECTS IN SIAM
PART VIII.-REGISTRATION.
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139.-A register of British subjects shall be kept in the office of every Consulate in Siam.
140.-(1.) Every British subject resident in Siam, being of the age of 21 years or upwards, being married, or a widower, or widow, though under that age, shall in the month of January of every year register himself or herself at the Consulate of the Consular district within which he or she resides.
(2.) A British subject arriving in Siam may be registered either in the register of the Consular district in which he first arrives, or in that of the district in which he goes to reside, and he must apply for registration within one month after arrival in Siam.
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 Consular officer.
141. The registration of a man shall comprise the registration of his wife, or wives, if living with him; and the registration of the head of a family shall comprise the registration of all females and minors, being his relatives, in whatever degree, living under the same roof with him at the time of his registration.
142.-A person registered in any register of British subjects established under any repealed Order in Council shall be registered under the provisions of this Order, unless the Consular officer is satisfied, after inquiry, that the previous registration was erroneous, or that such person is not entitled to registration under the provisions of this Order.
143.-The Consular officer shall on the first registration of any person issue to him a certificate of registration, signed and sealed with his Consular seal, and on the renewal of any registration shall enter an indorsement on the old certificate unless he thinks fit to issue a new certifiacte.
144. The names and decriptions of females and minors whose registration is under the provisions of this Order comprised in that of the head of the family, may be indorsed on the certificate of the head of the family.
145. Every person who has not previously been registered applying to be registered under this Order shall, unless excused by the Consular officer, attend personally for that purpose at the Consulate, but no person applying for the renewal of his registration need attend personally unless directed by the Consular officer to do so.
146.--(1.) Every person shall, on every registration of himself, and on every renewal of the registration, pay a fee of 2s. 6d., or such other fee as the Secretary of State from time to time appoints. The amount of the fee may 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 58. (2.) Where any person applies to be registered, he shall be entitled to the assistance of the Consular officer in the preparation of any affidavit that may be required without a fee.
147.-If any British subject fails to obtain registration under the provisions of this Order, he shall not be entitled to be recognized or protected as a British subject in Siam, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £2 for each instance of such failure, but he shall, although not registered, be subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Courts in Siam.
Provisions affecting particular Classes of British Subjects.
148.-(1.) A person not of Asiatic descent, arriving in Siam and applying to be registered as a British subject, shall be so registered if the Consular officer is satisfied, after such inquiry as he may deem fit, that he is entitled to the status of a British subject.
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