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Ministerial Decision

Authority for Public Services Regulation: Decision 7/2023 Issuing the Regulation for the Prevention of Risks from Ground Works and Installations Relating to the Water and Wastewater Sector

Arabic

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

Royal Decree 131/2020 regarding the Water and Wastewater Sector,

and the approval of the Board of Directors of the Authority for Public Services Regulation,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the prevention of risks from ground works and installations relating to the water and wastewater sector.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.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: 16 Sha’ban 1444Corresponding to: 9 March 2023

Salim bin Nasser bin Said Al-AufiChairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority for Public Services Regulation

Published in Official Gazette 1485 issued on 19 March 2023.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 14/2023 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project for the Ibri Bypass Road and the Dualisation of Ibri-Tanam Road in the Governorate of Dhahirah

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit promulgated by Royal Decree 64/78,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the Ibri bypass road and the dualisation of Ibri-Tanam road in the Governorate of Dhahirah—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the mentioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 9 Sha'ban 1444 Corresponding to: 2 March 2023

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 13/2023 Ratifying the Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Maritime Transport and Ports between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Maritime Transport and Ports between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain signed in the city of Manama on 24 October 2022,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 9 Sha'ban 1444 Corresponding to: 2 March 2023

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning: Ministerial Decision 38/2023 Amending Some Provisions of the Regulation of the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

Arabic Based on the Land Law promulgated by Royal Decree 5/80, the Regulation for the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning issued by Ministerial Decision 92/2016, and the approval of the Ministry of Finance, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

A new clause numbered 13 is hereby added to Annex 12 regarding the Fees for Services Provided through the Electronic System for Real Estate Development Services attached to the aforementioned Regulation for the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, as follows:
No Description Fee in Rial Omani Notes
13 Permit to promote international real estate within the Sultanate of Oman 500 ( five hundred) Rial Omani Not to sell any real estate unit for a period of 3 (three) months

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: 7 Sha’ban 1444 Corresponding to: 28 February 2023

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

Published in Official Gazette 1484 issued on 12 March 2023.
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Ministerial Decision

Royal Oman Police: Decision 53/2023 Amending Some Provisions of the Executive Regulation of the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Arabic

Based on Royal Decree 67/2003 Implementing the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

the Executive Regulations of the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf issued by Decision 23/2005,

and the decision of the Committee for Financial and Economic Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf at its Meeting 114 held on 7 November 2021,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article 29(3) of the aforementioned Executive Regulation of the Unified Customs Law of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby replaced with the following text:

3. The use of the materials covered by the exemption or by a reduced customs tariff in accordance with the provisions of the system (law) and the relevant legislation issued within the framework of the council in a manner other than the purpose or objective for which they were imported, or their replacement, sale, or disposal without the approval of the administration and the payment of the customs taxes (duties) arising on them.

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 1 March 2023.

Issued on: 7 Sha’ban 1444
Corresponding to: 28 February 2023

Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsen Al-Shuraiqi
Inspector General of Police and Customs

Published in Official Gazette 1483 issued on 5 March 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation: Ministerial Decision 19/2023 Amending Some Provisions of Ministerial Decision 19/2018 Establishing the National University of Science and Technology

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Based on the System of Private Universities promulgated by Royal Decree 41/99,

Royal Decree 42/99 Regarding the Establishment of Private Colleges and Higher Institutes,

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 19/2018 Establishing the National University of Science and Technology,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article I of the aforementioned Ministerial Decision 19/2018 is hereby replaced with the following text:

Article I

A private university is hereby established through the merger of Caledonian College of Engineering and Oman Medical College named the National University of Science and Technology. It shall have legal personality, and its headquarters shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and it shall comprised 5 (five) colleges, which are: College of Engineering, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, College of Advanced Technology, and International Maritime College Oman.

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: 6 Sha’ban 1444
Corresponding to: 27 February 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.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 12/2023 Ratifying the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Establishing the Omani-Kazakh Joint Committee

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman,

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Establishing the Omani-Kazakh Joint Committee signed in the city of Muscat on 1 February 2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 6 Sha'ban 1444 Corresponding to: 27 February 2023

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs: Correction regarding the National Anthem

Arabic It must be noted that a material error occurred when publishing Royal Decree 2/2020 Amending Annex 3 of the Law of the Flag, Emblem, and National Anthem of the State, published in Official Gazette 1330, issued on 29 Jumada Al-Thani 1441, corresponding to 23 February 2020, as the word stated in First: Anthem of the aforementioned annex is:

Al-Dhiyaa

And the correct word is:

Dhiyaa

Published in Official Gazette 1482 issued on 26 February 2023.
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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs: Ministerial Decision 28/2023 Conferring Judicial Enforcement Status to Some Employees of the Tax Authority

Arabic

Based on the System for the Collection of Taxes, Fees, and Other Amounts Due to Units of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 32/94,

the Criminal Procedures Law promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99,

the Income Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 28/2009,

the Excise Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 23/2019,

and the Value Added Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 121/2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

Those occupying the positions provided in the attached schedule in the Tax Authority are hereby conferred–each within the scope of his competence—judicial enforcement status in the application of the provisions of the aforementioned System for the Collection of Taxes, Fees, and Other Amounts Due to Units of the Administrative Apparatus of the State, the aforementioned Income Tax Law, the aforementioned Excise Tax Law, the aforementioned Value Added Tax Law, and the regulations and decisions issued in the implementation of their provisions.

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: 29 Rajab 1444 Corresponding to: 20 February 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said Al-SaidiMinister of Justice and Legal Affairs

Published in Official Gazette 1482 issued on 26 February 2023.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 11/2023 Appointing Judges to the Supreme Court

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Judicial Authority Law promulgated by Royal Decree 90/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Those named in the attached list are hereby appointed judges to the Supreme Court.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Rajab 1444Corresponding to: 16 February 2023

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

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