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Published in Official Gazette 878 issued on 3 January 2009.

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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Advocacy Law issued by Royal Decree 108/96,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 66 of the mentioned Advocacy Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

Article 66

Omani advocates are hereby exempt from the provisions of article 6 to the period determined by the Council of Ministers upon the request of the Ministry of Justice.  The council shall also determine, upon the request of the Ministry of Justice, the period after which non-Omani advocates working in Omani law firms, which are registered before the primary courts and their equivalent and registered before the courts of appeal or the supreme court, may not appear or plead before the courts. This is without prejudice to the provisions of article 68.

Article II

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

Issued on: 24 Dhu Al-Hijja 1429
Corresponding to: 23 December 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 878 issued on 3 January 2009.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 878 issued on 3 January 2009.