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COVID-19 Supreme Committee Decision of 31 March 2021

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Post date March 31, 2021

Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.

Statement of the Supreme Committee

Within its continuous sessions held to follow up the recent developments of COVID-19 in the Sultanate, the Supreme Committee has looked over the reports of epidemiological investigation in schools, which have shown an increase in the number of cases registered among the administrative and educational staff and students in private and international schools as a result of transmission of the pandemic among the community members, and the failure of some schools to take necessary preventive measures, prominently failure to disclose COVID-19 symptoms or coming in contact with positive cases. Hence, seeking to contain the spread of the virus, the Supreme Committee has decided to suspend in-person school attendance of students in private and international schools, while confining their access to education only through remote learning methods, except for grade 12 students to be treated equally just as in government schools, provided that this decision comes into effect from Sunday, April 4th 2021 until further notice.

And because of the dangerous rise of cases across the Sultanate in this period, the Supreme Committee decided to suspend official and community-level sports activities, starting from tomorrow Thursday, 1st of April 2021 until further notice.

The Supreme Committee also decided to reduce the attendance of employees and other public legal persons required to attend in workplaces in the units of the state’s administrative apparatus to 50% only, provided that the employees who do not attend to workplaces perform the work assigned to them remotely, effective Sunday 4th of April 2021 until further notice.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 32/2021 Appointing Judges to the Supreme Court

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Post date March 29, 2021

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law of the Judicial Authority promulgated by Royal Decree 90/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Those named in the attached list are hereby appointed judges to the Supreme Court.

Article II

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

Issued on: 15 Sha’ban 1442
Corresponding to: 29 March 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1386 issued on 4 April 2021.

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Royal Decree 31/2021 Amending Some Provisions of Royal Decree 35/2014 Establishing the College of Sharia Sciences and Issuing Its System

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Post date March 29, 2021

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 35/2014 Establishing the College of Sharia Sciences and Issuing Its System,

the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

and Royal Decree 98/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Higher Education to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article I of the aforementioned Royal Decree 35/2014 is hereby replaced with the following text:

A scholarly institute named the "College of Sharia Sciences" is hereby established, and it shall be subordinate to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation. The attached system shall apply in regard to it.

Article II

The text of article IV of the aforementioned Royal Decree 35/2014 is hereby replaced with the following text:

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College of Sharia Sciences shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of this decree and the attached system, and until they are issued, the provisions of the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with their provisions.

Article III

The attached amendments to the system of the College of Sharia Sciences attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 35/2014 shall be implemented.

Article IV

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached amendments, 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: 15 Sha’ban 1442
Corresponding to: 29 March 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1386 issued on 4 April 2021.

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Tax Authority: Decision 57/2021 Issuing the Regulation Governing the Work of the Tax Grievance Committee

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Post date March 29, 2021

Arabic

Based on the Income Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 28/2009,

the Excise Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 23/2019,

the Value Added Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 121/2020,

the Regulation Governing the Work Procedures of the Income Tax Committee Issued by Ministerial Decision 52/2004,

and the Executive Regulation of the Excise Tax Law issued by Decision 51/2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of the work of the Tax Grievance Committee.

Article II

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 52/2004 is hereby repealed , as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Sha’ban 1442
Corresponding to: 29 March 2021

Saud bin Nasser Al-Shukaili
Chairman of the Tax Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1386 issued on 4 April 2021.

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COVID-19 Supreme Committee

COVID-19 Supreme Committee Decision of 25 March 2021

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Post date March 25, 2021

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Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.

Statement of the Supreme Committee

The Supreme Committee on COVID-19 has followed up, with extreme anxiety, epidemiological monitoring reports and took note of the alarming daily surge in Covid-19 infection cases, the growing number of patients admitted to hospital wards and intensive care units and the unfortunate spike in death cases. Specialists expect the period from 1 April to 31 May 2021 to be extremely difficult stage in the pandemic’s development in the Sultanate. To avoid the worse, the Supreme Committee will take a series of tougher and more comprehensive measures that might culminate into lockdown and total ban on movement during the above mentioned period. The procedures will begin with a decision to impose nighttime closure of commercial activities and a ban on movement of people and vehicles from 8 pm to 5 am with effect from Sunday 28 March 2021 till the morning of Thursday 8 April 2021.

The Supreme Committee decided to maintain its decision requiring students of government schools to continue learning online till Thursday 8 April 2021, except Class 12 students, who have to stick to the Blended Learning System. During this period, the situation will be assessed in line with the epidemiological scenario.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 30/2021 Granting Omani Nationality

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Post date March 23, 2021

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby granted to those named in the attached lists.

Article II

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

Issued on: 9 Sha’ban 1442
Corresponding to: 23 March 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1385 issued on 28 March 2021.

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Royal Decree 29/2021 Approving the Transfer by BP Exploration (Epsilon) Limited of 20% of Its Rights and Obligations in the Amended Petroleum Agreement Signed on 8 November 2016 for Block 61 to PTTEP MENA Limited

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Post date March 23, 2021

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011, Royal Decree 17/2007 Approving the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and British Petroleum (BP Amoco Exploration Epsilon Limited) for Block 61, Royal Decree 11/2014 Approving the Amended Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and British Petroleum (BP Exploration Epsilon Limited) for Block 61, Royal Decree 14/2017 Approving the Amended Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, BP Exploration Epsilon Limited, and Makarim Gas Development LLC for Block 61, Royal Decree 44/2018 Approving the Assignment by Makarim Gas Development LLC of 10% of Its Rights and Obligations in the Amended Petroleum Agreement Signed on 8 November 2016 for Block 61 to PC Oman Ventures Limited, and the collection of documents by which BP Exploration (Epsilon) Limited assigned 20% of its rights and obligations in the amended petroleum agreement signed on 8 November 2016 for Block 61 to PTTEP MENA Limited, which accepts this assignment, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The assignment by BP Exploration (Epsilon) Limited of 20% of its rights and obligations in the amended petroleum agreement signed on 8 November 2016 for Block 61 to PTTEP MENA Limited is hereby approved. The final shares of the parties to the agreement shall be as follows:

– 40% for BP Exploration Epsilon Limited.

– 30% for Makarim Gas Development LLC.

– 20% for PTTEP MENA Limited.

– 10% for PC Oman Ventures Limited.

Article II

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 9 Sha’ban 1442 Corresponding to: 23 March 2021

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1385 issued on 28 March 2021.

Ministerial Decision