Published in Official Gazette 884 issued on 1 April 2009.
Category: Royal Decree
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 Establishing a Joint Committee for Cooperation between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain signed in the city of Muscat on 22 Rabi Al-Akhir 1429, corresponding to 28 April 2008,
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: 25 Rabi Al-Awwal 1430
Corresponding to: 23 March 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 884 issued on 1 April 2009.
We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,
the Oil and Minerals Law promulgated by Royal Decree 42/74,
and the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Epsilon Energy International Limited (Block 55) signed on 25 January 2009,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The aforementioned petroleum agreement is hereby approved.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 25 Rabi Al-Awwal 1430
Corresponding to: 23 March 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 884 issued on 1 April 2009.
Published in Official Gazette 884 issued on 1 April 2009.
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 Financial Law issued by Royal Decree 47/98,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The texts of articles 1 and 2 of the mentioned Royal Decree 31/96 are hereby replaced with the following texts:
Article 1
The provisions of this decree apply to:
1. The Public Authority for Social Insurance.
2. The Civil Service Employees Pension Fund.
3. The Diwan of Royal Court Employees Pension Fund.
4. The Ministry of Defence Pension Fund.
5. The Royal Office Employees Pension Fund.
6. The Royal Oman Police Pension Fund.
7. The Royal Guard of Oman Pension Fund.
8. The Internal Security Service Pension Fund.
9. The Sultan’s Special Force Pension Fund.
10. Any other pension funds established by royal decrees.
Article 2
The investment of the funds of the mentioned entities must be in the following areas:
1. Bonds issued by the government of the Sultanate and the governments of foreign states.
2. Shares and bonds issued by Omani joint stock companies.
3. Shares and bonds issued by foreign companies and listed in the securities markets of foreign states.
4. Deposits with local and foreign banks.
5. Real estate located in the Sultanate and abroad.
Article II
The phrase “pension and retirement funds” wherever it occurs in the mentioned Royal Decree 31/96 is hereby replaced with the phrase “pension funds”.
Article III
All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.
Article IV
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 18 Rabi Al-Awwal 1430
Corresponding to: 16 March 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 884 issued on 1 April 2009.
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 Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
Dr Moosa bin Jaafar bin Hassan is hereby appointed Advisor to the Permanent Delegation of the Sultanate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and granted the special grade.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Awwal 1430
Corresponding to: 3 March 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 883 issued on 15 March 2009.
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 Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
Engineer Ali bin Mohammed bin Zahir Al-Abri is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources for Water Resources Affairs.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Awwal 1430
Corresponding to: 3 March 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 883 issued on 15 March 2009.
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 Free Trade Agreement between the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the Republic of Singapore signed in Doha on 17 Dhu Al-Hijja 1429, corresponding to 15 December 2008,
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: 26 Safar 1430
Corresponding to: 22 February 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 882 issued on 1 March 2009.
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed in the city of Muscat on 20 Muharram 1430, corresponding to 17 January 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: 26 Safar 1430
Corresponding to: 22 February 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 882 issued on 1 March 2009.
We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
the Tourism Law issued by Royal Decree 33/2002,
and Royal Decree 117/2006 Forming the Ministerial Committee for Tourism,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The Ministerial Committee for Tourism is hereby dissolved and its mandates are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Tourism.
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: 8 Safar 1430
Corresponding to: 4 February 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 881 issued on 15 February 2009.