We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 34/73 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A new paragraph is hereby added to the text of article 58bis of the mentioned Labour Law, the text of which is as follows:
If the service of the worker ends, the dues of the government must be deducted from the end-of-service gratuity and from any other entitlements.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.