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A centre named the “Cyber Defence Centre” is hereby established subordinate to the Internal Security Service and governed by the provisions of the attached system.

Article II

The Chairman of the Internal Security Service shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached system.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached system, or is in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 18 Shawwal 1441Corresponding to: 10 June 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1345 issued on 14 June 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Housing: Ministerial Decision 293/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Regulation of the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing

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Post date June 10, 2020

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COVID-19 Supreme Committee

COVID-19 Supreme Committee Decision of 9 June 2020

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Post date June 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 for dealing with Covid-19 decides the following:

– Introducing lockdown to regions of al Jabal al Akhdar, Jabal Shams, Wilayat Masirah, and Dhofar Governorate, and preventing tourist gatherings or activities there, as of Saturday, June 13th, 2020 at 12:00 pm until the end Friday, July 3rd, 2020. The situation will be evaluated according to the epidemiological data for each region separately.

– Reopening a new package of commercial and industrial businesses, starting June 10, 2020. The competent authorities will announce the necessary details and requirements to practice them.

The Committee underscores once again the importance of complying with the precautionary measures set by the competent authorities to avoid further spread of the pandemic.

Treaty

Agreement Between the Sultanate of Oman and the Slovak Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

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Post date June 8, 2020

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Ratified by Royal Decree 63/2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 63/2020 Ratifying the Agreement Between the Sultanate of Oman and the Slovak Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

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Post date June 8, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and the Slovak Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed in the city of Muscat on 25 March 2018,

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: 16 Shawwal 1441 Corresponding to: 8 June 2020

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1345 issued on 14 June 2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 62/2020 Appointing a President for the Oman Investment Authority

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Post date June 8, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and Royal Decree 61/2020 Establishing the Oman Investment Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Abdulsalam bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Murshidi is hereby appointed the President of the Oman Investment Authority with the rank of minister.

Article II

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

Issued on: 16 Shawwal 1441
Corresponding to: 8 June 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1345 issued on 14 June 2020.

Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Health: Ministerial Decision 84/2020 Issuing the Regulation of Treatment Abroad and in Private Health Establishments

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Post date June 8, 2020

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Ministerial Decision

Royal Oman Police: Decision 159/2020 Determining the Fees for Licences and Certificates Issued by the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance

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Post date June 7, 2020

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 61/2020 Establishing the Oman Investment Authority

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Post date June 4, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

Royal Decree 1/80 Establishing the State General Reserve Fund,

Royal Decree 39/96 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Finance and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 14/2006 Establishing the Oman Investment Fund and Issuing Its System,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

An authority named the “Oman Investment Authority” is hereby established. It shall have legal personality, shall enjoy financial and administrative independence, and shall be subordinate to the Council of Ministers.

Article II

The Oman Investment Authority shall have a board of directors formed by virtue of an order of His Majesty the Sultan.

Article III

The system of the Oman Investment Authority shall be promulgated by royal decree.

Article IV

All the competences, allocations, rights, obligations, records, holdings, assets, and investments related to the State General Reserve Fund, Oman Investment Fund, and the Directorate General of Investments in the Ministry of Finance are hereby transferred to the Oman Investment Authority. All employees of the State General Reserve Fund and Oman Investment Fund are hereby also transferred to the Oman Investment Authority with their same employment status and financial entitlements.

The transfer of the employees of the Directorate General of Investments in the Ministry of Finance to the Oman Investment Authority shall be as agreed between the Ministry of Finance and the Oman Investment Authority.

Article V

The ownership of all government companies and investments is hereby transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Oman Investment Authority, with the exception of Petroleum Development Oman, government contributions in international organisations, and companies for which an order is issued by His Majesty the Sultan.

Article VI

The phrases “State General Reserve Fund” and “Oman Investment Fund”, wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees, are hereby replaced with the phrase “Oman Investment Authority”.

Article VII

The aforementioned Royal Decrees 1/80 and 14/2006 are hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions.

Article VIII

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

Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1441
Corresponding to: 4 June 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1344 issued on 7 June 2020.