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An institution named the “Tax 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 competences of the Tax Authority shall be determined, and its organisational structure shall be approved, by royal decree.

Article III

The competences, allocations, and assets of the Secretariat General for Taxation in the Ministry of Finance shall be transferred to the Tax Authority.

Article IV

The employees of the Secretariat General for Taxation in the Ministry of Finance shall be transferred to the Tax Authority with the same grade and financial entitlements.

Article V

The Chairman of the Tax Authority shall be a member of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council.

Article VI

The phrases “Secretariat General of Taxation” and “Secretary General of Taxation” wherever they occur in existing laws and royal decrees, shall be replaced by the phrases “Tax Authority” and “Chairman of the Tax Authority.”

Article VII

All that is contrary to this royal decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article VIII

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

Issued on: 15 Safar 1441
Corresponding to: 14 October 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1314 issued on 20 October 2019.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 65/2019 Establishing the Ministry of Arts Affairs

Post author By admin
Post date October 14, 2019

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

Royal Decree 128/91 Issuing the Law concerning the Financial System of the Diwan of Royal Court,

Royal Decree 97/97 Issuing the Law concerning the Employee System of the Diwan of Royal Court,

Royal Decree 52/2012 Establishing Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science and Issuing Its System,

and Royal Decree 40/2016 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Approving Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A ministry named the “Ministry of Arts Affairs” is hereby established. Its competences shall be determined, and its organisational structure shall be approved, by royal decree.

Article II

The competences and allocations of the General Directorate of Arts in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture shall be transferred to the Ministry of Arts Affairs, as well as the competences and allocations of the Omani Society for Fine Arts, the Omani Oud Hobbyist Association, and the Photographic Society of Oman of the Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science.

Article III

The employees of the General Directorate of Arts in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, the Omani Society for Fine Arts, the Omani Oud Hobbyist Association, and the Photographic Society of Oman shall be transferred to the Ministry of Arts Affairs with the same employment status and financial entitlements.