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 against Doping in Sport,

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: 12 Rabi Al-Thani 1428
Corresponding to: 30 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

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 Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite 1974,

the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure 1977,

the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks 1989,

the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants 1991,

the Trademark Law Treaty 1994,

and the Patent Law Treaty 2000,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned protocol and treaties is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instruments of accession to the protocol and treaties in accordance with their provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Thani 1428
Corresponding to: 23 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

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 Oil and Minerals Law issued by Royal Decree 42/74,

Royal Decree 48/76 Regarding the Signing of Foreign and Domestic Financial Transactions,

Royal Decree 50/80 Establishing Petroleum Development Oman Limited Liability Company and the Determination of Its Rights and Obligations Under the Applicable Laws in the Sultanate of Oman and the Articles of Association and the Conversion Agreement dated 1 Rajab 1400 corresponding to 15 May 1980,

Royal Decree 2/2005 Granting the Concession Right to Explore and Exploit Hydrocarbon in Block 6 in the Sultanate of Oman and approving the agreement extending and consolidating the concession agreement signed on 19 December 2004 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman (represented by the Ministry of Oil and Gas) and Private Oil Holding Oman Limited,

and the agreement signed on 28 October 2006 amending the concession agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “amendment agreement”) signed between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman (represented by the Ministry of Oil and Gas) and Private Oil Holding Oman Limited,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment agreement concluded on 28 October 2006 on amending the mentioned Agreement Extending and Consolidating the Concession Agreement for Block 6 in the Sultanate of Oman concluded on 19 December 2004 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: 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1428
Corresponding to: 16 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

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 Vehicle Insurance Law issued by Royal Decree 34/94,

the Capital Market Law issued by Royal Decree 80/98,

and Royal Decree 90/2004 Transferring the Mandates of Insurance from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to the Capital Market Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 8 of the mentioned Vehicle Insurance Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Authority—after the approval of the Council of Ministers—may issue a decision to establish a guarantee fund to assist the physically injured and the heirs of the deceased in vehicle accidents in the event that the vehicle causing the accident is unknown.

The decision issued in this regard must regulate the working rules of the fund, its sources of financing, the proportions or amounts borne by each source, the controls on the disbursement of assistance, as well as the conditions and exceptions that must be met when covering the mentioned accidents.

The chairman of the board of directors of the authority may add other cases to be covered by the assistance of the fund after obtaining the approval of the Council of Ministers.

Article II

The phrase “Ministry of Commerce and Industry” is hereby replaced with the phrase “Capital Market Authority” and the phrase “Minister of Commerce and Industry” with the phrase “Executive President of the Capital Market Authority” wherever they occur in the mentioned Vehicle Insurance Law and the regulations and decisions in its implementation.

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: 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1428
Corresponding to: 16 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

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 Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria signed in Algeria on 21 Dhu Al-Hijja 1427, corresponding to 10 January 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: 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1428
Corresponding to: 16 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 838 issued on 1 May 2007.

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 Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law promulgated by Royal Decree 40/86, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Sheikh Abdullah bin Zahir bin Saif Al-Hosni, Our ambassador to the Russian Federation, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Belarus.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 22 Rabi Al-Awwal 1428 Corresponding to: 10 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 837 issued on 15 April 2007.

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 Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law promulgated by Royal Decree 40/86,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ali bin Salim bin Masood Al-Maamari is hereby transferred from the Ministry of Defence to the Foreign Ministry with his same financial allocations and employment privileges, and he is hereby appointed an ambassador in the headquarters of the ministry.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 10 April 2007.

Issued on: 20 Rabi Al-Awwal 1428
Corresponding to: 8 April 2007

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 837 issued on 15 April 2007.