We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the Civil Service Law issued by Royal Decree 8/80 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of article 23 of the mentioned Civil Service Law is hereby replaced with the following text:
An officer may be reappointed to a vacant higher position if, during the service, he obtains a higher qualification in the field of specialisation required by the employing entity, the study that resulted with obtaining this qualification was carried out with the approval of the Ministry of Civil Service at the request of the employing entity, and the performance evaluation report of the officer for the year following his obtaining the qualification was at least Very Good.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 22 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 19 May 1998
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 624 issued on 1 June 1998.