Year: 2021

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Foreigners Residency Law promulgated by Royal Decree 16/95,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Foreigners Residency Law shall be implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 20 Muharram 1443Corresponding to: 29 August 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1406 issued on 5 September 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Civil Status Law shall be implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 20 Muharram 1443Corresponding to: 29 August 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1406 issued on 5 September 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Nature Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A natural reserve named “Khor Kharfot Archaeological Reserve in the Governorate of Dhofar” is hereby established, and the area, of which the dimensions are specified in the attached annex and map, is hereby designated to it.

Article II

The President of the Environment Authority shall issue the regulations and decisions for implementing this decree in coordination with the concerned ministries and bodies, provided they include the manner for managing the reserve, rules governing public entry, prescribed fees, timing of visits, permitted activities, banned activities, and appropriate administrative penalties in each case.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 14 Muharram 1443Corresponding to: 23 August 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1405 issued on 29 August 2021.