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 Criminal Procedures Law issued by Royal Decree 97/99,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The texts of article 334 and article 335(2) of the mentioned Criminal Procedures Law are hereby replaced with the following texts:
Article 334
Rehabilitation must be by the operation of law after the completion of the execution of the principal and complementary punishment, the issuance of a pardon, or forfeiture by the lapse of the period, provided that five years have lapsed if the punishment is for a felony and three years if it is for a misdemeanour.
Article 335(2)
That two years have lapsed from the date of the completion of the execution or the issuance of the pardon if the punishment is for a felony and one year if it is for a misdemeanour. The periods are doubled in the cases of recidivism and forfeiture of the punishment by the lapse of the period.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.