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 8/80 Issuing the Civil Service Law and its amendments,
Royal Decree 52/84 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Civil Service Law and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 26/86 Issuing the Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Government Officers and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of article 16 of the mentioned Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Government Officers is hereby replaced with the following text:
Article 16
The period of service calculated in the pension or gratuity is the period spent in one of the permanent positions in the administrative apparatus of the state.
The periods of loan, educational scholarships, and leave of various kinds must be included in the calculation of this period. The officer shall pay his share and the share of the government of the contributions in cases of loan and leave without pay. The calculation of the periods of service does not include:
(a) The period of absence without salary.
(b) The period of suspension from work without salary.
The Council of Ministers may waive the obligation stipulated in the second paragraph of this article for certain categories of officers or for cases of those whose circumstances so require.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 4 Rabi Al-Awwal 1410
Corresponding to: 4 October 1989
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 417 issued on 15 October 1989.
