Page:Agreement between His Majesty and the Amir of Trans- Jordan, Signed at Jerusalem, 20th February, 1928, cmd 3488.pdf/4



His Highness the Amir agrees that he will refer for the advice of His Britannic Majesty the annual Budget law and any law which concerns matters covered by the provisions of this Agreement, and any law of any of the following classes, namely:


 * (1.) Any law affecting the currency of Trans-Jordan or relating to the issue of bank-notes.


 * (2.) Any law imposing differential duties.


 * (3.) Any law whereby persons who are nationals of any States Members of the League of Nations or of any State to which His Britannic Majesty has agreed by treaty that the same rights should be ensured as it would enjoy if it were a member of the said League, may be subjected or made liable to any disabilities to which persons who are British subjects or nationals of any foreign State are not also subjected or made liable.


 * (4.) Any special law providing for succession to the Amir's throne, or for the establishment of a Council of Regency.


 * (5.) Any law whereby the grant of land or money or other donation or gratuity may be made to himself.


 * (6.) Any law under which the Amir may assume sovereignty over territory outside Trans-Jordan.


 * (7.) Any law concerning the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts over foreigners,


 * (8).(8.) [sic] Any law altering, amending or adding to the details of the provisions of the Organic Law.

Except by agreement between the two countries there shall be no customs barrier between Palestine and Trans-Jordan, and the Customs tariff in Trans-Jordan shall be approved by His Britannic Majesty.

The Government of Palestine shall pay to the Trans-Jordan Government the estimated amount of customs duties levied on the part of the goods entering Palestine from. territory other than Trans-Jordan which subsequently enters Trans-Jordan for local consumption, but shall be entitled to withhold from the sums to be paid on this account the estimated amount of customs duties levied by Trans-Jordan on that part of the goods entering Trans-Jordan from other than Palestine territory, which subsequently enters Palestine for local consumption. The trade and commerce of Trans-Jordan shall receive at Palestinian Ports equal facilities with the trade and commerce of Palestine.

So far as is consistent with the international obligations of His Britannic Majesty no obstacle shall he placed in the way of the association of Trans-Jordan for customs or other purposes with such neighbouring Arab States as may desire it.