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Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and Royal Decree 59/2001 Recomposing the Tender Board,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Minister of Social Affairs, Labour, and Vocational Training is hereby appointed as a member of the Tender Board.

Article II

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

Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Akhir 1422
Corresponding to: 2 July 2001

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 699 issued on 15 July 2001.

Arabic

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 Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law issued by Royal Decree 40/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Mohammed bin Ali bin Thani Al-Khusaibi, Our ambassador to the United States of America, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to:

– Canada.

– The Republic of Argentina.

– The Federative Republic of Brazil.

– The United Mexican States.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Akhir 1422
Corresponding to: 30 June 2001

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 698 issued on 1 July 2001.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Dr Rawiya bint Saud Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Akhir 1422
Corresponding to: 30 June 2001

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 698 issued on 1 July 2001.

Arabic

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 General System of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued on 15 May 1973 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Abdullah bin Salim bin Amer Al-Rawas is hereby appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree is hereby repealed.

Article III

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

Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Akhir 1422
Corresponding to: 30 June 2001

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 698 issued on 1 July 2001.

Arabic

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 Criminal Procedures Law issued 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 mentioned Criminal Procedures Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

The Criminal Court shall not issue a death sentence except by consensus. Before issuing the judgment, it must send the papers to a committee formed by the State Advisor for Criminal Affairs, the State Advisor for Judicial Affairs, and the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate to express an opinion from a Sharia perspective. If its opinion does not reach the court within sixty days following the receipt of the papers, the court shall rule on the case. If consensus is not achieved, the death sentence must be replaced by the punishment of life imprisonment.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from 1 June 2001.

Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Akhir 1422
Corresponding to: 27 June 2001

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 698 issued on 1 July 2001.