Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Social Security Law promulgated by Royal Decree 87/84,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Two new articles numbered 27 and 28 are hereby added to part five of the aforementioned Social Security Law with the following texts:

Article 27

The minister may delegate any of his competences stipulated in this law to those whose position grade is not less than the grade of director general from the employees of the ministry. This does not apply to the competence stipulated in article 28 of this law.

Article 28

The minister shall issue the necessary regulations to implement the provisions of this law.

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All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.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 day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 26 Sha’ban 1430
Corresponding to: 18 August 2009

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 894 issued on 1 September 2009.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Yahya bin Moosa bin Issa Al-Bakri, Our ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Union of the Comoros.

Article II

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

Issued on: 16 Sha’ban 1430
Corresponding to: 8 August 2009   

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 893 issued on 15 August 2009.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the aforementioned convention is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 16 Sha’ban 1430
Corresponding to: 8 August 2009   

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 893 issued on 15 August 2009.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Commercial Companies Law 4/74,

the Privatisation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 77/2004,

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Oman Environmental Services Holding Company—an Omani closed joint-stock company fully owned by the government—shall assume the implementation of the policy of the government regarding the waste sector and the management and operation of the activities of the sector in line with the strategy of the sector to be prepared by the Ministry of National Economy.

Article II

The company may, in order to accomplish its tasks, establish subsidiary companies or contribute in establishing joint ownership companies with the private sector in accordance with the provisions of commercial companies.

Article III

All assets and liabilities of the entities concerned with the waste sector shall be transferred to the company as per its needs and its timetable. The assets shall be of a token value amounting to one Rial Omani.

Article IV

The workers of the waste sector shall be transferred to the company and its subsidiaries as per its needs, timetable, and the provisions of the Privatisation Law.

Article V

The company shall submit its annual budget including the budgets of its subsidiaries to the Ministry of Finance for approval.

Article VI

The company shall be exempted from income tax for a period of five years starting from the date of issuance of this decree, and it is permitted to renew it if necessary for no more than five years in accordance with the procedures followed.

Article VII

The Minister of National Economy shall issue the necessary decisions to implement the provisions of this decree.

Article VIII

This decree 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 1430
Corresponding to: 8 August 2009

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 893 issued on 15 August 2009.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1430, corresponding to 30 March 2009,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 20 Rajab 1430
Corresponding to: 13 July 2009   

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 891 issued on 15 July 2009.

Arabic We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96, and the Civil Service Law issued by Royal Decree 120/2004, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim bin Said Al-Abri is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Civil Service for Civil Service Employee Affairs.

Article II

Sayyid Salim bin Musallam bin Ali Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Civil Service for Administrative Development Affairs.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 13 Rajab 1430 Corresponding to: 6 July 2009

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 891 issued on 15 July 2009.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamad Al-Mahrizi, Our ambassador to the French Republic, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Portuguese Republic.

Article II

Ambassador Khalid bin Hashel bin Mohammed Al-Musalhi, Our ambassador to Japan, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to New Zealand.

Article III

Ambassador Khalid bin Sulaiman bin Abdulrahman Baomar, Our ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Mauritius.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 29 Jumada Al-Thani 1430
Corresponding to: 23 June 2009   

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 890 issued on 1 July 2009.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital signed in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1430, corresponding to 30 March 2009,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 16 Jumada Al-Thani 1430
Corresponding to: 10 June 2009

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 889 issued on 15 June 2009.