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,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Major General Ahmed bin Harith bin Nasser Al-Nabhani is hereby promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces.

Article II

Brigadier General Said bin Nasser bin Sulaiman Al-Salmi is hereby promoted to the rank of Major General and appointed Commander of the Royal Army of Oman.

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 1424
Corresponding to: 8 July 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 747 issued on 15 July 2003.

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 Civil Service Law issued by Royal Decree 8/80 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Said bin Hamdoon bin Saif Al-Harthi is hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications and is hereby granted the grade designated to an 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: 15 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 17 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 744 issued on 1 June 2003.

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 Criminal Procedures Law issued by Royal Decree 97/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The texts of article 334 and article 335(2) of the mentioned Criminal Procedures Law are hereby replaced with the following texts:

Article 334

Rehabilitation must be by the operation of law after the completion of the execution of the principal and complementary punishment, the issuance of a pardon, or forfeiture by the lapse of the period, provided that five years have lapsed if the punishment is for a felony and three years if it is for a misdemeanour.

Article 335(2)

That two years have lapsed from the date of the completion of the execution or the issuance of the pardon if the punishment is for a felony and one year if it is for a misdemeanour. The periods are doubled in the cases of recidivism and forfeiture of the punishment by the lapse of the period.

Article II

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.

Consolidated Text Arabic

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.

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 Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law issued by Royal Decree 40/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Sheikh Ghazi bin Said bin Abdullah Al-Bahar Al-Rawas, Our ambassador to Malaysia, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Indonesia.

Article II

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.

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 Advocacy Law issued by Royal Decree 108/96 and its amendments,

the Judicial Authority Law issued by Royal Decree 90/99 and its amendments,

and the Law of Public Notaries issued by Royal Decree 40/2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 3 of the mentioned Advocacy Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

Article 3

The following is deemed a work of advocacy:

(a) Attending with, or on behalf of, the concerned persons before judicial bodies, arbitral tribunals, Public Prosecution, administrative committees with judicial competence, and other official investigative bodies, and defending them in cases brought by them or against them.

(b) Providing legal opinions and advice to those who request them, including drafting contracts.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of entry into force of the mentioned Law of Public Notaries.

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.

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 Concerning the Employee 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 Mohsen bin Mohammed bin Ali Al-Sheikh is hereby appointed Head of Projects and Maintenance Affairs in Royal Court Affairs.

Article II

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.

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 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty signed by the Sultanate on 23 September 1999,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is hereby ratified.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification of the treaty 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: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.

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 Concerning the Employee 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

Sheikh Suleiman bin Hamad bin Suleiman Al-Harthy is hereby appointed Advisor for Planning and Organisation in Royal Court Affairs.

Article II

Ahmed bin Saif bin Mussalam Al-Rawahi is hereby appointed Head of Financial and Supply Affairs in Royal Court Affairs.

Article III

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

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 5 May 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.