Royal Decree 54/2021 Implementing the Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Unified Customs Law of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf implemented by Royal Decree 67/2003,

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

the Consumer Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree 66/2014,

the System of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection promulgated by Royal Decree 53/2011,

Royal Decree 77/2020 regarding the Public Authority for Consumer Protection,

and the decision of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in its 37th (thirty-seventh) session held in Riyadh in December 2016 adopting the Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf shall apply, taking into account the provisions provided in this decree.

Article II

In the application of the provisions of the attached Law (System), the following words and phrases have the meaning assigned to each of them:

Competent authority: The Consumer Protection Authority.

Minister: The competent official responsible for implementing the provisions of the attached law (system), the President of the Consumer Protection Authority.

Employees with judicial enforcement status: Employees of the competent authority, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, the Ministry of Health, and other relevant bodies by virtue of laws and royal decrees that have been granted judicial enforcement status in relation to the crimes stipulated in the attached law (system) falling within the scope of their competences and relating to their jobs.

Article III

The provisions of the attached law (system) shall be deemed complementary to the provisions of the aforementioned Law on Food Safety.

Article IV

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached law (system), or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article V

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

Issued on: 7 Muharram 1443
Corresponding to: 16 August 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1404 issued on 22 August 2021.