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Ministry of Social Development: Ministerial Decision 36/2023 Issuing the Regulation on the Supervision of Non-profit Associations and Organisations regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing

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Post date February 1, 2023

Based on the Civil Associations Law promulgated by Royal Decree 14/2000,

Royal Decree 32/2003 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Social Development and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

the Law of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2016,

and the Regulation on the Conditions, Rules, and Procedures for Granting Licences to Collect Money from the Public issued by Ministerial Decision 53/2010,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the supervision of non-profit associations and organisations regarding anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

Article II

Non-profit associations and organisations shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within 3 (three) months 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All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.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: 10 Rajab 1444Corresponding to: 1 February 2023

Dr Laila bint Ahmed bin Awadh Al-Najjar Minister of Social Development

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Consumer Protection Authority: Decision 206/2023 Amending Decision 256/2015 on Banning the Circulation of Chewing Tobacco (Smokeless)

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Post date January 30, 2023

Arabic Based on Royal Decree 26/2011 Establishing the Consumer Protection Authority, the System of the Consumer Protection Authority promulgated by Royal Decree 53/2011, the Consumer Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree 66/2014, and Decision 256/2015 on Banning the Circulation of Chewing Tobacco (Smokeless), and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article II of the aforementioned Decision 256/2015 is hereby replaced with the following text:

Without prejudice to the penal punishments stipulated in the aforementioned Consumer Protection Law, whoever violates the provisions of this resolution shall be punished with an administrative fine no less than 100 (one hundred) Rial Omani and not exceeding 1,000 (one thousand) Rial Omani, and the fine shall be doubled if the violation is repeated.

In the event that this violation continues, an administrative fine of 50 (fifty) Rial Omani shall be imposed for each day on which the violation continues, provided that its total does not exceed 2,000 (two thousand) Rial Omani.

Seized quantities of chewing tobacco (smokeless) must be destroyed in accordance with the applicable controls of the Consumer Protection Authority.

Article II

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

Article III

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 8 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 30 January 2023

Sulayem bin Ali bin Sulayem Al-Hikmani President of the Consumer Protection Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 7/2023 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and its Amending Protocols

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Post date January 30, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Denpasar on 24 February 1976,

the First Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Manila on 15 December 1987,

the Second Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Manila on 25 July 1998,

and the Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Vietnam on 23 July 2010,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and its aforementioned amending protocols is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned treaty and its amending protocol in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 2 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 24 January 2023

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Education: Ministerial Decision 32/2023 Determining the Fees for the Services Provided by the Ministry of Education

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Post date January 30, 2023

Arabic

Based on the Financial Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/98,

Royal Decree 79/2020 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Ministerial Decision 34/2018 Determining the Fees for the Services Provided by the Ministry of Education,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The fees for services provided by the Ministry of Education are hereby determined in accordance with the attached schedule.

Article II

1. The following shall be exempted from the fee mentioned in clause 1 of the attached schedule:

(a) Students who are children of Omani women married to non-Omani men.

(b) Students from the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council on the condition of reciprocity.

(c) Students who do not hold identification documents confirming their nationality, provided that the exemption is limited to students of schools specified by the Ministry of Education in the border areas.

(d) Students from the Republic of Yemen.

2. 50% (fifty percent) of the value of the fee provided in clause 1 of the attached schedule shall be exempted for the children of non-Omanis working in the Ministry of Education.

3. Students from social security families, students at Al-Kifah Centre in the Central Prison in the Wilayat of Samail, and Al-Hoor Centre in Khuwair subordinate to the Directorate of Juvenile Affairs in the Ministry of Social Development shall be exempted from the fees provided in clauses 30, 31, 32, and 33 of the attached schedule.

Article III

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 34/2018 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision 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: 8 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 30 January 2023

Dr Madiha bint Ahmed Al-ShaibaniyaMinister of Education

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Education: Ministerial Decision 29/2023 Amending the Governance Regulation of International Schools

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Post date January 29, 2023

Arabic Based on the Governance Regulation of International Schools issued by Ministerial Decision 4/2006, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The phrase “international schools” is hereby replaced with the phrase “foreign schools” wherever it occurs in Ministerial Decision 4/2006 and the regulation attached to it.

Article II

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

Article III

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 7 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 29 January 2023

Dr Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniya Minister of Education

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Civil Aviation Authority: Decision 116/2023 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Civil Aviation Law

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Post date January 29, 2023

Arabic

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

the Civil Aviation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 76/2019,

and the Executive Regulation of the Civil Aviation Law issued by Ministerial Decision 44/T/2007,

and the approval of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached Executive Regulation of the Civil Aviation Law shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority shall issue the decisions and systems necessary to implement the provisions of this regulation.

Article III

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 44/T/2007 is hereby repealed, with the exception of part three relating to the fees of aviation, air navigation, and meteorological services. All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is also 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: 7 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 29 January 2023

Engineer Said bin Hamoud bin Said Al-MawaliMinister of Transport, Communications, and Information TechnologyChairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Education: Ministerial Decision 30/2023 Amending Some Provisions of the Governance Regulation of Private Schools

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Post date January 29, 2023

Arabic

Based on Ministerial Decision 287/2017 Issuing the Governance Regulation of Private Schools,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The attached amendments are hereby made to the aforementioned Governance Regulation of Private Schools.

Article II

Private schools shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within a period not exceeding one year from the date of its entry into force.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their 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: 7 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 29 January 2023

Dr Madiha bint Ahmed Al-ShaibaniyaMinister of Education

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation: Ministerial Decision 9/2023 Amending Some Provisions of Ministerial Decision 1/2004 Establishing the Private University of Nizwa

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Post date January 26, 2023

Arabic Based on Royal Decree 98/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Higher Education to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, and Ministerial Decision 1/2004 Establishing the Private University of Nizwa, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article 2(d) of the aforementioned Ministerial Decision 1/2004 is hereby replaced with the following text:

(d) College of Health Sciences.

Article II

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 4 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 26 January 2023

Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim bin Said Al-Mahrouqiya Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation

Published in Official Gazette 1483 issued on 5 March 2023.