Royal Decree 22/2019 Establishing the National Centre for Recruitment and Promulgating Its System

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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

the Public Authorities and Establishments System promulgated by Royal Decree 116/91,

Royal Decree 76/2004 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Manpower and Approving Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 98/2011 Establishing the Public Authority of Manpower Register and Promulgating Its System,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A centre named the “National Centre for Recruitment” is hereby established subordinate to the Council of Ministers, and it shall be governed by the provisions of the attached system.

Article II

The National Centre for Recruitment shall enjoy legal personality, as well as financial and administrative independence.

Article III

The competences, allocations, and assets of the Public Authority of Manpower Register shall be transferred to the National Centre for Recruitment, as well as all that is connected to the competences of the centre from the Ministry of Manpower.

Article IV

The employees of the Public Authority of Manpower Register shall be transferred to the National Centre for Recruitment, with the same employment status. In coordination with the relevant bodies, it is permitted to transfer any employee of the units of the state administrative apparatus (civil, military, and security) to the centre with the same employment status according to the needs and nature of the work of the centre.

Article V

All units of the state administrative apparatus (civil, military, and security) and private sector establishments shall provide the National Centre for Recruitment with vacancies, jobs, and professions to be occupied in coordination with competent bodies.

Article VI

Amendment to the attached system of the National Centre for Recruitment shall be by the chairman of the board of directors of the National Centre for Recruitment after the approval of the Council of Ministers.

Article VII

The chairman of the board of directors of the National Centre for Recruitment shall issue the regulations and decisions necessary for implementing the provisions of the attached system, and until these regulations and decisions are issued, the laws and regulations applicable to the units of the state administrative apparatus shall operate, in regard to that which is not governed by a special text in this decree and the attached system, and to the degree they do not contradict with their provisions.

Article VIII

The aforementioned Royal Decree 98/2011 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree, and the attached system, or is in conflict with their provisions. 

Article IX

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 January 2020.

Issued on: 23 Jumada Al-Thani 1440
Corresponding to: 28 February 2019 

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1283 issued on 3 March 2019.