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 Law on Organising the Technical Positions in the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Specifying the Financial Treatment of Their Occupants issued by Royal Decree 90/2000 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of the last paragraph of article 5 of the Law on Organising the Technical Positions in the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Specifying the Financial Treatment of Their Occupants is hereby replaced with the following text:
It is not permitted to promote advisors and senior advisors (B) before the lapse of at least four years in the position. However, it is permitted to reappoint to the higher position directly whenever the interest of the work so requires and the following conditions are met:
1. That they have spent at least three years in the position. It is permitted to reduce this period to two years if the person intended to be reappointed holds a higher educational qualification than the one prescribed to occupy the new position, or if he was loaned from a non-Omani entity and at least six months have passed since his promotion from it to a higher position if he occupied it when he is loaned to the Ministry of Legal Affairs to be appointed directly to the new position.
2. That the period of their service in the field of legal work exceeds by two years at least the prescribed periods for occupying the positions prior to the new position. The period may be reduced to one year if the person intended to be appointed holds a higher educational qualification than the qualification prescribed for occupying the new position and at least two years have passed since he obtained it.
3. That there is a vacant position or sufficient financial allocations are available.
Reappointment must be issued by a decision by the minister.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 23 Rajab 1424
Corresponding to: 20 September 2003
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 752 issued on 1 October 2003.