We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Law Regulating the Accounting and Auditing Profession promulgated by Royal Decree 77/86,
the Police Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/90,
the Advocacy Law promulgated by Royal Decree 108/96,
the Judicial Authority Law promulgated by Royal Decree 90/99,
the Public Prosecution Law promulgated by Royal Decree 92/99,
the Law of Public Notaries promulgated by Royal Decree 40/2003,
the Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,
the Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,
the State Financial and Administrative Audit Law promulgated by Royal Decree 111/2011,
the Statistics and Information Law promulgated by Royal Decree 55/2019,
the Internal Security Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 4/2020,
the Municipal Councils Law promulgated by Royal Decree 126/2020,
the Law of Majlis Oman promulgated by Royal Decree 7/2021,
the Military Justice Law promulgated by Royal Decree 110/2011,
the Labour Law promulgated by Royal Decree 53/2023,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
With the exception of the oath taken before the Sultan and the oath taken by members of the Majlis Al-Dawla, members of Majlis Al-Shura, and judges, the oath stipulated in the laws shall be taken by signing a written oath in accordance with the following form: “I swear by Allah the Almighty to respect the Basic Statute of the State and the laws and legislation in force, to perform my work with honestly, honour, and trustworthiness, and to preserve public property, the dignity of the office, and its secrets.”
All employees of units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons shall, before commencing their work, sign the oath undertaking stipulated in the first paragraph of this article.
Article II
All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.
Article III
This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 21 Rabi Al-Akhir 1445
Corresponding to: 5 November 2023
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman