We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 13/85 Issuing the Scholarships and Education Aid Law and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of article 10 of the mentioned Scholarships and Education Aid Law is hereby replaced with the following text:
Article 10
“The scholarship holder shall, individually and jointly with his sponsor, reimburse all amounts disbursed to him during the period of his scholarship, as well as any other fines determined by the committee, in the event that his scholarship is cancelled in accordance with the provisions of article 9 or he refuses to serve in accordance with article 12.
The Ministry of Civil Service shall undertake the procedures for recovering the mentioned expenses and collecting the mentioned fines.
The Civil Service Council may, at the request of the Ministry of Civil Service, grant an exemption from the obligation stipulated in the first paragraph in cases where the Council deems that the persons concerned are entitled to such an exemption.”
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 4 Shawwal 1409
Corresponding to: 10 May 1989
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 407 issued on 15 May 1989.