We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 87/84 Issuing the Social Security Law,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
Articles 10 and 16 and the last paragraph of article 19 of the mentioned Social Security Law are hereby amended to read as follows:
Article 10
The competent office shall conduct a comprehensive study of the condition of the pension applicants, in the light of which it must determine the entitlement of the applicant to the pension and its amount, or reject the application with a statement of the reasons for rejection, provided that this is done within four months from the date of submitting the application. The applicant must be notified of the decision by the available means and the Ministry of Finance must be notified of statements approved by the undersecretary of the ministry containing the names of the pension beneficiaries and the amounts determined to be disbursed to each of them.
Article 16
The competent office shall issue a decision to continue, modify, or cancel the disbursement of the pension on the basis of the follow-up reports. The Ministry of Finance must be notified of the statements approved by the undersecretary of the ministry containing the names of the pensioners whose disbursements have been decided to be continued and those in which a modification has been made. The modification or cancellation must be effective from the month following the date on which the change is discovered and without prejudice to the provisions of article 24 of this law. It is permitted to file a grievance on the modification or cancellation decision in accordance with the provisions of article 11.
Article 19 – Last Paragraph
The minister shall issue a regulation that includes special and emergency cases and sets out the principles, rules, and controls for the disbursement of all aid and pensions referred to in this article, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance.
Article 2
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 6 Rajab 1405
Corresponding to: 28 March 1985
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 309 issued on 1 April 1985.