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,

the Agreement on the Arab Collective Negotiation Mechanism with Regional and Sub-Regional Blocs in the Field of Air Transport signed on 17 Sha’ban 1326, corresponding to 11 September 2006,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement 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: 20 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 21 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 872 issued on 6 October 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 18/97 Establishing an Omani Closed Joint Stock Company Named “Oman Development Bank”,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 36 is hereby added to the annex attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 18/97 with the following text:

Article 36

Loan contracts signed in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 40/87 or chapter three of Royal Decree 17/97 shall continue in the event that the percentage of non-Omani ownership in the capital of the borrowing project exceeds the maximum limit stipulated in these two decrees during the period of validity of the loan and not exceeding 70% of the capital, with the approval of the Council of Ministers, based on the proposal of the Minister of National Economy supervising the Ministry of Finance.

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All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.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: 20 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 21 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 872 issued on 6 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 on Air Transport Liberalisation Between Arab States signed on 17 Sha’ban 1426, corresponding to 11 September 2006,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement 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: 20 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 21 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 872 issued on 6 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 Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Sheikh Abdullah bin Saleh bin Hilal Al-Saadi, Our ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to Mongolia.

Article II

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

Issued on: 20 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 21 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 872 issued on 6 October 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,

the Law of Muscat Municipality issued by Royal Decree 8/92,

and the Law Concerning the Officer System of the Diwan of Royal Court issued by Royal Decree 97/97,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Engineer Sultan bin Hamdoon bin Saif Al-Harthi is hereby appointed Chairman of Muscat Municipality with the grade of undersecretary of a ministry.

Article II

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

Issued on: 5 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 6 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 871 issued on 15 September 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 Law concerning the Employee System of the Diwan of Royal Court promulgated by Royal Decree 97/97,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Engineer Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ahmed is hereby appointed Secretary General of the Diwan of Royal Court with his same grade and financial allocations.

Article II

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

Issued on: 5 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 6 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 871 issued on 15 September 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 in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al-Bakri is hereby appointed Minister of Manpower.

Article II

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

Issued on: 5 Ramadan 1429
Corresponding to: 6 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 871 issued on 15 September 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 on Legal and Judicial Cooperation in Civil, Commercial, and Criminal Matters between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Turkey, signed in Ankara on 2 Jumada Al-Thani 1429, corresponding to 6 June 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: 30 Sha’ban 1429
Corresponding to: 1 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 871 issued on 15 September 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 Republic of Turkey Concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments signed in Muscat on 16 Muharram 1428, corresponding to 4 February 2007,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Turkey Concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments 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: 30 Sha’ban 1429
Corresponding to: 1 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 871 issued on 15 September 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 Republic of Singapore on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed in Singapore on 29 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1428, corresponding to 10 December 2007,

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: 30 Sha’ban 1429
Corresponding to: 1 September 2008

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 871 issued on 15 September 2008.