Royal Decree 69/2023 Promulgating the Tourism Law

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Tourism Law promulgated by Royal Decree 33/2002,

and Royal Decree 91/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Tourism Law shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Heritage and Tourism shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law and shall also issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing its provisions, and until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article III

The aforementioned Tourism Law is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 6 (six) months from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Thani 1445
Corresponding to: 23 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman