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The attached controls shall apply in regard to the sale of residential real estate units under the usufruct system to non-Omanis in multistorey residential commercial buildings.

Article II

The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning shall determine the locations for the sale of residential real estate units under the usufruct system to non-Omanis in accordance with the adopted planning standards.

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: 27 Safar 1442
Corresponding to: 15 October 2020

Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al-Shuaili
Minister of Housing and Urban Planning

Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Civil Aviation Authority: Decision 669/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Executive Regulation of the Civil Aviation Law

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Post date October 15, 2020

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Published in Official Gazette 1364 issued on 1 November 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology: Decision 89/2020 Issuing the Regulation Governing the Work of Ship Agents and Cargo Agents

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Post date October 15, 2020

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Published in Official Gazette 1372 issued on 27 December 2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 121/2020 Issuing the Value Added Tax Law

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Post date October 12, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 67/2003 Applying the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached Value Added Tax Law shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Tax Authority shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law within a period not exceeding 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force, and he shall also issue the decisions necessary for implementing its provisions.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 24 Safar 1442
Corresponding to: 12 October 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 120/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law

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Post date October 12, 2020

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and the Criminal Procedure Law promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of the second paragraph of article 221 of the aforementioned Criminal Procedure Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

The felony court shall not issue a death sentence except by consensus. It shall, prior to issuing such a sentence, send the related documents to a committee to be formed by orders of His Majesty the Sultan under the chairmanship of the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate or his assistant, and with the membership of two persons of expertise to be nominated by the chairman of the committee to offer their opinion from a Sharia perspective. If the opinion of the committee does not reach the court within sixty days following receipt of the related documents, the court shall rule on the case, and If no consensus is reached, the death sentence will be replaced with life imprisonment.

Article II

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 24 Safar 1442 Corresponding to: 12 October 2020

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs: Ministerial Decision 12/2020 Conferring Judicial Enforcement Status to Some Employees of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion

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Post date October 12, 2020

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Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources: Ministerial Decision 238/2020 Lifting the Ban on the Import of Live Birds from Republic of Hungary

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Post date October 12, 2020

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Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

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COVID-19 Supreme Committee

COVID-19 Supreme Committee Decision of 9 October 2020

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Post date October 9, 2020

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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 decides:

– Banning movement and shutting down all public places and shops from 8:00 PM until 5:00 AM from Sunday, October 11, 2020, until Saturday, October 24, 2020.

– Shutting down all beaches until further notice.

– Re-closing some activities that were previously reopened and have not complied with the established requirements. The competent authorities will announce these details later.

– Publishing the names and photos of the violators in various media platforms.