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Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 28/93 Issuing the Traffic Law,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 51bis is hereby added to the mentioned Traffic Law issued by Royal Decree 28/93 with the following text:

Article 51bis

Without prejudice to any punishment more severe in any other law, whoever leaves animals on the road in a situation that endangers the life or property of others, or disrupts or impedes traffic, must be punished by imprisonment from ten days to thirty days and a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty Rial Omani, or one of those two punishments.

Without prejudice to the right of the concerned parties to compensation for the damage caused by the animal left on the road, the right of the owner of the animal to compensation for the death or injury of the animal due to road accidents is forfeited unless it is proven that the accident was caused by the fault, negligence, or carelessness of the driver of the vehicle, and that the keeper of the animal took all precautions to prevent the accident. In this case, the compensation must be in accordance with the principles determined by a decision issued by the Inspector General of Police in coordination with the competent entities.

Article II

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

Issued on: 10 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 23 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Philips Petroleum Oman Company Limited signed on 28 Muharram 1417, corresponding to 15 June 1996 between the Minister of Oil and Minerals on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate and the mentioned company,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1996 between the Government of the Sultanate and Philips Petroleum Oman Company Limited is hereby approved.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 21 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

Royal Decree 42/74 Issuing the Oil and Minerals Law,

and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Japan Petroleum Corporation Co Limited signed on 5 June 1996 between the Minister of Oil and Minerals on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate and the mentioned company,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 5 June 1996 between the Government of the Sultanate and Japan Petroleum Corporation Co Limited is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 21 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

the Charter of the International Maritime Telecommunications Organization (INMARSAT) and its Operating Agreement,

and the amendments approved by the General Assembly of the International Maritime Telecommunications Organization (INMARSAT) in London in December 1994,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment to the Charter of the International Maritime Telecommunications Organization (INMARSAT) and its Operating Agreement is hereby ratified in accordance with the approval of the general assembly of the organisation in London in December 1994.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 21 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 40/86 Issuing the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Zahir Al-Hinai, Our ambassador to the Russian Federation, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 21 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic 

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 21 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.