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Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Regarding the Headquarters of the Advisory Authority of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, the Office of the Gulf Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the States of the Cooperation Council, and the Centre for Translation, Arabisation, and the Promotion of the Arabic Language signed in Muscat on 3 July 2024,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Akhir 1446
Corresponding to: 9 October 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1566 issued on 13 October 2024.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Advocacy Law promulgated by Royal Decree 108/96,

and Royal Decree 88/2020 Merging the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs into One Ministry Named the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, 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 attached Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law hereby applies.

Article II

The Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law and shall also issue the necessary 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 the provisions of the attached law.

Article III

Existing advocacy offices, civil advocacy firms, and foreign legal consultancy offices shall rectify their status within one year from the date of entry into force of the attached law, and the registration of non-Omani advocates continues until the end of this period.

Existing civil advocacy firms continue to operate if they are in partnership with a non-Omani partner for a period of 3 (three) years from the date of entry into force of the attached law. It is prohibited to assign the firm or any shares in it to a non-Omani during this period, and the registration of the non-Omani partner continues until the end of that period.

Article IV

The aforementioned Advocacy Law is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached law, or in conflict with their provisions.

Article V

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

Issued on: 29 Rabi Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 3 October 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1565 issued on 6 October 2024.