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 International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned convention is hereby ratified without the protocol attached to it.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification of the 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: 6 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1429
Corresponding to: 5 November 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 875 issued on 15 November 2008.

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 United Arab Emirates for Air Services between and beyond Their Respective Territories signed in Muscat on 13 Safar 1429, corresponding to 20 February 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: 6 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1429
Corresponding to: 5 November 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 875 issued on 15 November 2008.

Arabic We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96, Royal Decree 24/75 on the Determination of Diyat and Arsh, and the Law of the Practice of the Medical Profession and Dentistry issued by Royal Decree 22/96, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 20bis of the aforementioned Law of the Practice of the Medical Profession and Dentistry is hereby replaced with the following text:

Without prejudice to criminal and disciplinary liability, compensation for proven medical malpractice in cases of death, permanent total disability, partial disability, and wounds and injuries must be in accordance with the provisions of the Decree on the Determination of Diyat and Arsh, provided that the compensation in the event of permanent total disability must be of the same amount as compensation for death.

Compensation for medical malpractice resulting in moral damages must be provided only to the extent that it does not exceed the diyat stipulated in the Decree on the Determination of Diyat and Arsh.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 December 2008. Issued on: 6 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1429 Corresponding to: 5 November 2008

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 875 issued on 15 November 2008.

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 Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid Al-Saidi is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Health Affairs.

Article II

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

Issued on: 4 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1429
Corresponding to: 3 November 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 875 issued on 15 November 2008.

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 Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 26/75,

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Directorate General of Women and Child Affairs” in the Ministry of Social Development is hereby amended to “Directorate General of Family Development”.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree 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: 2 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1429
Corresponding to: 1 November 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 875 issued on 15 November 2008.

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Sayyid Khalifa bin Al-Mirdas bin Ahmed Al-Busaidi, Our ambassador to the French Republic, is hereby transferred to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry.

Article II

Ambassador Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamad Al-Mahrazi, Our ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the French Republic.

Article III

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

Issued on: 20 Shawwal 1429
Corresponding to: 2 October 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 874 issued on 1 November 2008.

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 Royal Decree 30/2008 Issuing the Law on Juvenile Accountability,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The period stipulated in article V of the aforementioned Royal Decree 30/2008 Issuing the Law on Juvenile Accountability is hereby renewed for six months. The Council of Ministers may—if necessary—renew this article before its expiry.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 9 September 2008.

Issued on: 7 Shawwal 1429
Corresponding to: 7 October 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 873 issued on 15 October 2008.

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 Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

and Royal Decree 71/2006 Issuing the Law of Sultan Qaboos University and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Dr Ali bin Saud bin Ali Al-Bimani—Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University—is hereby 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: 7 Shawwal 1429
Corresponding to: 7 October 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 873 issued on 15 October 2008.

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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion signed in Hanoi on 11 Rabi Al-Thani 1429, corresponding to 18 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: 7 Shawwal 1429
Corresponding to: 7 October 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 873 issued on 15 October 2008.