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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 60/2022 Assigning the Competences Relating to Climate Affairs to the Environment Authority by Way of Transfer from the Civil Aviation Authority

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Post date October 2, 2022

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 33/2012 Establishing the Civil Aviation Authority,

the System of the Civil Aviation Authority promulgated by Royal Decree 43/2013,

the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 85/2020 regarding the Civil Aviation Authority,

and Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

All the competences relating to climate affairs are hereby assigned to the Environment Authority by way of transfer from the Civil Aviation Authority in the manner provided in the attached annex.

Article II

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to climate affairs are hereby transferred to the Environment Authority from the Civil Aviation Authority.

Article III

The employees of the Civil Aviation Authority competent with climate affairs are hereby transferred to the Environment Authority with their same financial grades.

Article IV

The phrases “Civil Aviation Authority”,”Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority” and “President of the Civil Aviation Authority”, wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to climate affairs, are hereby replaced with the phrases “Environment Authority” and “President of the Environment Authority”, as the case may be.

Article V

The annex of the competences relating to climate affairs attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 85/2020 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article VI

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

Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 2 October 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1462 issued on 10 October 2022.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion: Ministerial Decision 527/2022 Issuing the Regulation for Organising and Managing Exhibitions

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Post date September 29, 2022

Arabic

Based on the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 97/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Ministerial Decision 182/2017 Issuing the Regulation for Organising and Managing Exhibitions,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to organising and managing exhibitions.

Article II

Commercial establishments engaged in the activity of organising and managing exhibitions shall reconcile their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within a period not exceeding 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force.

Article III

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 182/2017 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Awal 1444
Corresponding to: 29 September 2022

Qais bin Mohammed bin Moosa Al-Yousef
Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion

Published in Official Gazette 1461 issued on 2 October 2022.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning: Ministerial Decision 192/2022 regarding the Usufruct of Land Designated for the Construction of Private School Establishments

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Post date September 20, 2022

Arabic Based on the Land Law promulgated by Royal Decree 5/80, Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman, Royal Decree 93/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Housing to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, the Executive Regulation of Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman promulgated by Royal Decree 88/82, and the Regulation of the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning issued by Decision 92/2016, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, in coordination with the relevant entities in the governorates and wilayat, shall determine the sites of the lands designated for the construction of private school establishments, taking into account the geographical nature of the site and its suitability from a technical, health, and environmental perspective. The ministry shall issue the schematic drawings of the sites and the detailed cadastral drawings of the plots.

Article II

The areas of land designated for the construction of private school establishments in the governorates and the wilayat are hereby determined as follows:

1. 3,000 m2 (three thousand square metres) to 5,000 m2 (five thousand square metres) for the preschool education stage.

2. 7,000 m2 (seven thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage and the first cycle.

3. 10,000 m2 (ten thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage and the first and second cycles.

4. 15,000 m2 (fifteen thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage, the first and second cycles, and the eleventh and twelfth grades.

As an exception to the aforementioned clauses, it is permitted for the area of land designated for the construction of private school establishments to be less than 3,000 m2 (three thousand square metres) in the governorates of Muscat and Musandam and in the wilayat of Salalah and Buraimi.

Article III

It is required for the usufruct of land designated for the construction of private school establishments to obtain the preliminary approval of the Ministry of Education to construct a private school establishment.

Article IV

The application for the usufruct of land designated for the construction of private school establishments shall be submitted to the competent directorates and departments in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning on the form prepared for this purpose.

Article V

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning shall conclude with the usufructuary a usufruct contract for a plot of land designated for the construction of a private school establishment, provided that the period of usufruct shall be 30 (thirty) years, renewable for an identical period, including a preliminary stage period for the execution of the project having a duration of 2 (two) years exempt from payment in consideration for the usufruct.

Article VI

The usufructuary shall pay the annual consideration of the usufruct of government lands stipulated in annex 5 attached to the aforementioned Values, Fees, and Prices collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning Regulation.

Article VII

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 23 Safar 1444 Corresponding to: 20 September 2022

Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al-Shuaili Minister of Housing and Urban Planning

Published in Official Gazette 1460 issued on 25 September 2022.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation: Ministerial Decision 46/2022 Amending Some Provisions of the Regulation of Professional Colleges and Professional Colleges for Marine Sciences

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Post date September 18, 2022

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 1462 issued on 10 October 2022.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 59/2022 Amending Some Provisions of Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate and Its Executive Regulation

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Post date September 15, 2022

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate,

and Royal Decree 88/82 Adopting the Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate is hereby replaced with “Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman”, and the name of Royal Decree 88/82 Adopting the Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate is hereby replaced with “Adopting the Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman”.

Article II

The attached amendments of the aforementioned Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman shall be implemented.

Article III

The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning may amend the aforementioned Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman, after the approval of the Council of Ministers.

Article IV

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

Article V

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

Issued on: 18 Safar 1444
Corresponding to: 15 September 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1459 issued on 18 September 2022.

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Ministerial Decision

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority: Decision 1152/2/3/2022/4 Issuing the Regulation Governing Telecommunication Towers

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Post date September 14, 2022

Arabic

Based on the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2002,

the Executive Regulation of the Telecommunications Law issued by Decision 144/2008,

and the approval of the Board of Directors of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of telecommunication towers.

Article II

Those addressed by the provisions of the attached regulation shall rectify their status in accordance with its provisions within one year from the date of its entry into force.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 17 Safar 1444
Corresponding to: 14 September 2022

Salim bin Nasser Al-Aufi
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1459 issued on 18 September 2022.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion: Ministerial Decision 519/2022 regarding the Ban on Importing Plastic Bags

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Post date September 13, 2022

Arabic Based on Royal Decree 97/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

Companies, establishments, and individuals are hereby banned from importing plastic bags.

Article II

Without prejudice to any punishment more severe stipulated in any other law, an administrative fine of 1,000 (one thousand) Rial Omani shall be imposed on anyone who violates the provisions of this decision, and it shall be doubled if the violation is repeated.

Article III

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

Article IV

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 January 2023. Issued on: 16 Safar 1444 Corresponding to: 13 September 2022

Qais bin Mohammed bin Moosa Al-Yousef Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion

Published in Official Gazette 1459 issued on 18 September 2022.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources: Ministerial Decision 185/2022 Issuing the Regulation of Food Fortification

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Post date September 11, 2022

Arabic

Based on Royal Decree 84/2008 Issuing the Food Safety Law,

and Royal Decree 92/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Ministerial Decision 2/2010 Issuing the Food Safety Regulation,

Ministerial Decision 49/2010 Issuing the Technical Regulation of Food Fortification,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to food fortification.

Article II

The aforementioned Decision 49/2010 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.