Category: Royal Decree

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 Republic of Kazakhstan Establishing the Omani-Kazakh Joint Committee signed in the city of Muscat on 1 February 2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 6 Sha'ban 1444
Corresponding to: 27 February 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Judicial Authority Law promulgated by Royal Decree 90/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Those named in the attached list are hereby appointed judges to the Supreme Court.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Rajab 1444
Corresponding to: 16 February 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman,

Royal Decree 88/82 Adopting the Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman,

the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

Royal Decree 93/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Housing to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 96/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Oil and Gas to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 128/2020 Establishing a Closed Omani Joint Stock Company Named Energy Development Oman SAOC,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Lands owned by the state and specified in the masterplan attached to this decree are hereby allocated for the purposes of renewable energy and clean hydrogen projects.

Article II

It is not permitted to grant any rights over the lands stipulated in article I of this decree or to dispose of them by the relevant government entities in any manner of disposal except with the prior written approval of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.

Article III

The grant of usufruct of the lands stipulated in article I of this decree shall be to Hydrogen Oman Company on the basis of a request by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals detailing the area of the land subject of the usufruct in accordance with the legally prescribed procedures.

Article IV

Oman Hydrogen Company may divide the lands subject of the usufruct granted to it, and may contract with others to use these divided lands for the purposes of renewable energy and clean hydrogen projects by way of an auction subject to the principles of openness, equal opportunity, equality, and freedom of competition.

Article V

The Minister of Energy and Minerals may, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of the issuance of this decree, approve some projects allocated for renewable energy and clean hydrogen which have been signed without carrying out the auction stipulated in article IV of this decree.

Article VI

The Minister of Energy and Minerals shall issue the principles and controls for practising activities relating to renewable energy and clean hydrogen projects.

Article VII

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

Article VIII

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

Issued on: 25 Rajab 1444
Corresponding to: 16 February 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Denpasar on 24 February 1976,

the First Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Manila on 15 December 1987,

the Second Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Manila on 25 July 1998,

and the Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Vietnam on 23 July 2010,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and its aforementioned amending protocols is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned treaty and its amending protocol in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 2 Rajab 1444
Corresponding to: 24 January 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1479 issued on 5 February 2023.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement on the System of Linking Payment Systems between the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf adopted in the city of Al-Ula on 5 January 2021,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 2 Rajab 1444
Corresponding to: 24 January 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1478 issued on 29 January 2023.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye for Air Services signed in Montreal on 29 September 2022,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned protocol is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 24 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1444
Corresponding to: 17 January 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft done at Montreal on 4 April 2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

The competent authorities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned Protocol in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 17 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1444
Corresponding to: 10 January 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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 promulgated by Royal Decree 64/78,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a dam to protect against flood risks in Wadi Annar and river training at Salalah Port in the Governorate of Dhofar—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the aforementioned 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 shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1444
Corresponding to: 1 January 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1475 issued on 1 January 2023.