Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Omani Nationality Law issued by Royal Decree 17/2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby reinstated to those named in the attached list.

Article II

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447Corresponding to: 4 September 2025

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1612 issued on 8 September 2025.

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 Islamic Republic of Iran Regarding the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments signed in the city of Muscat on 27 May 2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 9 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447Corresponding to: 2 September 2025

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1612 issued on 8 September 2025.

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 Kingdom of Bahrain for the Elimination of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and Avoidance with Respect to Taxes on Income signed in the city of Muscat on 15 January 2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 9 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447 Corresponding to: 2 September 2025

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1612 issued on 8 September 2025.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

Royal Decree 3/2015 Declaring Public Benefit Status to the Project for Executing Section I of the Railway Track (Governorate of Buraimi - Wilayat of Sohar),

and Royal Decree 5/2018 Amending Royal Decree 3/2015 Declaring Public Benefit Status to the Project for Executing Section I of the Railway Track (Governorate of Buraimi - Wilayat of Sohar),

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The note and masterplan attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 3/2015 are hereby replaced with the note and masterplan attached to this decree.

Article II

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

Article III

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

Issued on: 9 Rabi Al-Awwal 1447Corresponding to: 2 September 2025

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1612 issued on 8 September 2025.

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 issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for Sultan Faisal bin Turki Road (Dibba—Lima—Khasab) in the Governorate of Musandam—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The relevant 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 must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446Corresponding to: 24 June 2025

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1602 issued on 30 June 2025.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Tender Law issued by Royal Decree 36/2008,

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

Royal Decree 84/2020 regarding the Secretariat General of the Tender Board,

and Royal Decree 73/2023 Assigning the Mandates Relating to the Review of Contracts to the Secretariat General of the Tender Board by Way of Transfer from the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Secretariat General of the Tender Board” is hereby amended to the “Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority”. It has legal personality, enjoys financial and administrative independence, and is subordinate to the Council of Ministers.

Article II

The Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority must have a president with the special grade appointed by royal decree.

Article III

The President of the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority shall manage all the administrative and financial affairs of the authority, and shall represent it in its relations with others and before the judiciary. He has the powers of the head of the unit stipulated in the laws and royal decrees applicable to the units of the administrative apparatus of the state.

Article IV

The Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority shall assist the Tender Board and the executive committee formed by a decision by the Council of Ministers for following up the implementation of the local content policy in regard to the exercise of their prescribed mandates, by carrying out all technical and administrative work and providing the necessary logistical services required for this.

Article V

The mandates of the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.

Article VI

The organisational structure of the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article VII

The provisions of this decree do not prejudice any mandates prescribed to the Tender Board in laws and royal decrees.

Article VIII

The phrases “Secretariat General of the Tender Board” and “Secretary General of the Tender Board” are hereby replaced with the phrases “Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority” and “President of the Projects, Tenders, and Local Content Authority” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees.

Article IX

The mentioned Royal Decrees 84/2020 and 73/2023 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article X

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

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1446Corresponding to: 24 June 2025

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1602 issued on 30 June 2025.