Category: Royal Decree

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 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage signed in Paris on 3 November 2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is hereby ratified.

Article II

The competent entity shall deposit the instrument of ratification with the Director General of UNESCO.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 22 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 794 issued on 2 July 2005.

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 Framework Agreement for Trade, Economic, Investment and Technical Cooperation between the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the People’s Republic of China signed in the city of Beijing on 18 Jumada Al-Awwal 1425, corresponding to 6 July 2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Framework Agreement for Trade, Economic, Investment and Technical Cooperation between the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the People’s Republic of China 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: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 22 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 794 issued on 2 July 2005.

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 8/80 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ahmed bin Rashid bin Mohammed Al-Mamari is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Development.

Article II

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

Issued on: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 22 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 794 issued on 2 July 2005.

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 Omani Nationality issued by Royal Decree 3/83 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby reinstated to the following names as of 19 January 2004:

1. Azza Abdullah Mubarak Al-Yarubi.

2. Amal Abdullah Mubarak Al-Yarubi.

3. Maryam Abdullah Mubarak Al-Yarubi.

4. Abdullah Khamis Abdullah Al-Balushi.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued on: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 22 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 794 issued on 2 July 2005.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

Royal Decree 26/97 Establishing the College of Sharia and Law and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 14/99 Issuing the Law on Sultan Qaboos University and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name “College of Sharia and Law” is hereby amended to “College of Law” starting from the academic year 2005/2006. Its subordination is hereby transferred to Sultan Qaboos University as of the date of completion of its facilities within the university campus.

Article II

The status of the college must be amended in accordance with the provisions of this decree, and appropriate amendments must be made to its systems in a manner that achieves its objectives.

Article III

The Minister of Higher Education shall issue decisions implementing the provisions of this decree.

Article IV

All that is contrary to this decree is hereby repealed.

Article V

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

Issued on: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 22 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 794 issued on 2 July 2005.

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 on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 64/78 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a groundwater recharge dam on Wadi Al-Khub in the Wilayat of Dibba specified in the attached note and masterplan to be implemented in the Wilayat of Dibba is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 15 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 794 issued on 2 July 2005.

Arabic We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96, Royal Decree 4/74 Issuing the Commercial Companies Law and its amendments, Royal Decree 27/80 Issuing the Postal Service Law, Royal Decree 47/2001 that established the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and Royal Decree 77/2004 Issuing the Privatisation Law, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A closed Omani joint stock company named “Oman Post Company SAOC” wholly owned by the government is hereby established as from the date of entry into force of this decree.

Article II

1. All assets; liabilities; holdings; in rem, personal, and moral rights; and the accounting records and books of the Directorate General of Post and the Directorate General of Post in the Governorate of Dhofar are hereby transferred to the company and it bears their obligations. 2. All buildings designated for postal services are hereby transferred to the company at a token value amounting to one Rial Omani, except for the places designated for the Directorate General of Post in the headquarters building of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. As for the lands on which these buildings are located or vacant lands designated for postal services, the company must benefit from them at a token financial charge through a usufruct for a period of 50 years renewable in accordance with the terms of the usufruct contract made between the company and the government.

Article III

The functions and objectives of the company must be determined in accordance with the constitutive contract and the articles of association of the company.

Article IV

The headquarters of the company must be in the Governorate of Muscat. It may establish branches or offices inside or outside the Sultanate.

Article V

The authorised capital of the company is hereby determined at an amount of 6,000,000 (six million) Rial Omani and the issued one at an amount of 3,500,000 (three million and five hundred thousand) Rial Omani, and it is permitted to amend the capital of the company in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law. The capital of the company is divided into equal shares. The nominal value of each of them is one Rial Omani.

Article VI

The board of directors must be formed by a decision by the Council of Ministers based on the nomination of the Minister Supervising the Ministry of Finance in coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Article VII

The financial resources of the company consist of the following:

1. The issued capital of 3,500,000 (three million and five hundred thousand) Rial Omani, and it is permitted to amend it in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law.

2. Revenues from the operational and investment business of the company.

3. Annual subsidy provided by the government to cover a deficit that may arise in the operational budget of the company.

4. Grants and gifts approved by the board of directors of the company and the relevant entities.

Article VIII

The company is exempted from corporate income tax for a period of five years starting from the date of practising the activity of the company. This may be renewed if necessary for no more than five years, provided that the renewal is issued by a decision by the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council.

Article IX

The company shall continue to apply the government systems and rules currently in force until the issuance of the systems and rules of the company, in a manner that does not contradict with the provisions of this decree.

Article X

The officials of the Directorate General of Post and the Directorate General of Post in the Governorate of Dhofar, who are identified in accordance with the needs of the company, must be transferred to the company. The regulations governing their affairs continue to operate until the issuance of an employee regulation by the board of directors of the company in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Law, and the provisions of Royal Decree 77/2004 Issuing the Privatisation Law also apply in their regard and in regard to those officials who have not been transferred. As for the new employees who will be appointed after the issuance of this decree, the provisions of the Omani Labour Law and the provisions of the regulation referred to in the preceding paragraph apply in their regard.

Article XI

The company shall prepare its constitutive contract and its articles of association in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Commercial Companies Law, in a manner that does not contradict with the provisions of this decree.

Article XII

The provisions of the aforementioned Commercial Companies Law apply to the company in regard to matters not governed by a special text in this decree.

Article XIII

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication. Issued on: 26 Rabi Al-Thani 1426 Corresponding to: 4 June 2005

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 793 issued on 15 June 2005.