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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 the Omani Penal Law issued by Royal Decree 7/74 and its amendments, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 222bis is hereby added to the mentioned Omani Penal Law with the following text:

Whoever engages in prostitution or debauchery for a fee and without discrimination must be punished by imprisonment for three months to two years.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication. Issued on: 26 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420 Corresponding to: 6 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 115/94 Determining the Cases of Assignment and Seizure of Employee Entitlements, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new paragraph is hereby added to the text of article I of the mentioned Royal Decree 115/94 with the following text:

It is permitted to assign or withhold salaries and allowances up to half of the salary or allowance for contractors of these categories in fulfilment of a fixed debt to the government, without prejudice to the priority of the maintenance debt, to the extent that it does not exceed a quarter of the salary or allowance. If the service of the contractor ends, the dues of the government must be deducted from the end-of-service gratuity and from any other entitlements.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication. Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420 Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

Royal Decree 3/83 on the Omani Nationality Law and its amendments,

and the Financial Law issued by Royal Decree 47/98,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 16bis is hereby added to the mentioned Omani Nationality Law with the following text:

A decision by the Minister of Interior, after the approval of the Minister Supervising the Ministry of Finance, must determine the fees due on applications and certificates submitted or issued within the scope of the application of the provisions of this law, provided that they do not exceed one hundred Rial Omani for each application or certificate.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 34/73 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new paragraph is hereby added to the text of article 58bis of the mentioned Labour Law, the text of which is as follows:

If the service of the worker ends, the dues of the government must be deducted from the end-of-service gratuity and from any other entitlements.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Government Officers issued by Royal Decree 26/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new paragraph is hereby added to the end of article 28 of the mentioned Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Government Officers, the text of which is as follows:

In all cases, none of those entitled to the pension must have had a final judgment issued against him convicting him of the felony of killing the pensioner.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.