Royal Decree 22/2014 Promulgating the Law of the Child

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

After perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Omani Penal Law promulgated by Royal Decree 7/74,

the Law Governing Omani Nationality promulgated by Royal Decree 3/83,

the Social Security Law promulgated by Royal Decree 87/84,

the Traffic Law promulgated by Royal Decree 28/93,

the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which the Sultanate has acceded to by Royal Decree 54/96,

the Personal Status Law promulgated by Royal Decree 32/97,

the Prisons Law promulgated by Royal Decree 48/98,

the Law Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances promulgated by Royal Decree 17/99,

the Civil Status Law promulgated by Royal Decree 66/99,

the Criminal Procedure Law promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99,

the Labor Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2003,

the two optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to which the Sultanate has acceded to by Royal Decree 41/2004,

the Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

the Law on Juvenile Accountability promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2008,

the Law on the Care and Rehabilitation of the Disabled promulgated by Royal Decree 63/2008,

the Law on Food Safety promulgated by Royal Decree 84/2008,

the Law Combating Human Trafficking promulgated by Royal Decree 126/2008,

and the Cybercrime Law promulgated by Royal Decree 12/2011,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Law of the Child shall apply.

Article II

The attached law shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued on: 19 Rajab 1435
Corresponding to: 19 May 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1058 issued on 25 May 2014.