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Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of article 6 of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law 46 of 1973 issued on 26 December 1973,

and on the basis of what was presented by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

Mr Mohammed Aref Al-Hawki is hereby appointed to the grade of Ambassador in the Foreign Ministry.

Article 2

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs shall implement this decree, and it comes into force from its date.

Issued on: 16 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1394
Corresponding to: 1 December 1974

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 69 issued on 15 December 1974.

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Published in Official Gazette 69 issued on 15 December 1974.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 69 issued on 15 December 1974.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

In pursuance of public interest and in view of the great importance of development,

hereby decide the following

Article 1

The Development Board is hereby formed under Our chairmanship and the membership of the following:

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Assistant

Minister of Interior Member

Minister of Health Member

Minister of Transport Member

Minister of Commerce and Industry Member

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil, and Minerals Member

Representative of the Ministry of Finance Member

Article 2

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from its date.

Issued on: 3 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1394
Corresponding to: 17 November 1974

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 68 issued on 1 December 1974.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

In pursuance of public interest, We have decided to make some changes to the ministries and to appoint some new ministers in order to grant certain government directorates and institutions more powers in view of their importance,

Article 1

Sayyid Fahr bin Taimur is hereby appointed Minister of Interior and Deputy Minister of Defence.

Article 2

Sayyid Hilal bin Hamad Al-Samar is hereby appointed Minister of Justice.

Article 3

Mohammed Al-Zubair is hereby appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry.

Article 4

Dr Mubarak Al-Khaduri is hereby appointed Minister of Health.

Article 5

Dr Asim Ali Al-Jamali is hereby appointed Minister without a Ministry and our Special Envoy.

Article 6

Said Ahmed Al-Shanfari is hereby appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil, and Minerals.

Article 7

Karim Ahmed Al-Harami is hereby appointed Minister of Public Works.

Article 8

Engineer Abdulhafidh Salim Rajab is hereby appointed Minister of Transportation.

Article 9

Sheikh Buraik bin Hamoud Al-Ghafri is hereby appointed Minister without a Ministry and Wali of Dhofar.

Article 10

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

Issued on: 3 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1394
Corresponding to: 17 November 1974

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 68 issued on 1 December 1974.

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Published in Official Gazette 70 issued on 1 January 1975.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

based on the matters presented by the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour and approved by the Council of Ministers,

have decided as follows

Article 1

The following amendments are hereby made to the Omani Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 34 of 1973:

Article 58, which reads: The employer shall not deduct more than 10% from the wage of the worker to fulfil any money he lends to him, and he shall not receive any interest from such money. The minister may amend the provisions of this article if the employer introduces or intends to introduce a loan system for the construction of housing for his workers that is approved by the ministry, or if the employer is a bank approved in the Sultanate.

Article 72, which reads: The employer shall grant each worker a weekly rest of no less than twenty-four consecutive hours. In order to benefit from the weekly rest pay for workers employed without a monthly salary, they must have worked for at least five consecutive days per week, unless their absence is for a legitimate reason. In places specified by a decision of the minister, it is permitted for the weekly rest periods of workers to be combined for a period not exceeding eight weeks if the workers and employers agree to this in writing.

Issued on: 1 Ramadan 1394
Corresponding to: 18 September 1974

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 65 issued on 15 October 1974.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

based on the matters presented to Us by the Minister of Development,

in order to achieve public benefit,

and to regulate buying and selling transactions and to align them with modern measurement standards,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

All units of weight currently used in the Sultanate are replaced by the gram, kilogram, and tonne system, where each thousand grams is equal to one kilogram and each thousand kilograms is equal to one tonne.

Article 2

The Directorate of Control, Quality, and Standards Directorate of the Directorate General of Industry at the Ministry of Development shall issue all weights in the new system stipulated above.

Article 3

All owners of shops and commercial establishments and those dealing with weights throughout the Sultanate shall implement the replacement of old weights through the concerned municipalities, wali offices, or the Agricultural Extension Centre, within a maximum period of 15 November 1974.

Article 4

Whoever, after this date, engages in transactions using any unit of weight other than those stipulated in this decree must be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month, a fine no less than one hundred Rial Omani, or both punishments together.

Article 5

The Ministry of Development and the other competent directorates shall implement this decree, each within its mandate.

Article 6

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

Issued on: 28 Sha’ban 1394
Corresponding to: 16 September 1974

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 65 issued on 15 October 1974.