Category: Royal Decree

The provisions of this royal decree shall not prejudice the provisions of Islamic Sharia or public order, or any provision in applicable laws, royal decrees, and systems stipulating non-marriage to a foreigner as a condition for assuming and continuing in some public offices of special importance or nature.

Article III

Documents proving the marriage of Omanis to foreigners that takes place in the Sultanate of Oman shall be documented in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and royal decrees. Foreign documents proving such marriage shall be treated as official Omani documents after their attestation by the competent entities in the foreign state and the Omani Foreign Ministry.

Article IV

Documents proving the marriage of Omanis to foreigners issued by foreign official entities before the date of the entry into force of this royal decree in violation of the provisions governing the marriage of Omanis to foreigners applicable at the time shall be relied upon after their attestation by the Omani Foreign Ministry, to the degree they do not conflict with the provisions of article II of this decree.

Article V

The units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons shall implement the provisions of this decree each in regard to its competence.

Article VI

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article VII

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 25 Ramadan 1444 Corresponding to: 16 April 2023

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 22/2023 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project to Construct a Dam to Protect against Flood Risks (Z4C) in Wadi Al-Zuhaimi in the Wilayat of Liwa in the Governorate of Batinah North

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Post date April 11, 2023

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 (Z4C) in Wadi Al-Zuhaimi in the Wilayat of Liwa in the Governorate of Batinah North—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 project specified in article I, 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: 20 Ramadan 1444
Corresponding to: 11 April 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 21/2023 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project to Construct a Dam to Protect against Flood Risks in Wadi Tahwa in the Wilayat of Al-Kamil Wal Wafi in the Governorate of Sharqiyah South

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Post date April 11, 2023

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 Tahwa in the Wilayat of Al-Kamil Wal Wafi in the Governorate of Sharqiyah South—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

Article III

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

Issued on: 20 Ramadan 1444
Corresponding to: 11 April 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 20/2023 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project to Construct Dams to Protect against Flood Risks (ANS02 and ANS03) in Wadi Al-Ansab in the Wilayat of Bawshar in the Governorate of Muscat

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Post date April 11, 2023

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 dams to protect against flood risks (ANS02 and ANS03) in Wadi Al-Ansab in the Wilayat of Bawshar in the Governorate of Muscat—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

Article III

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

Issued on: 20 Ramadan 1444
Corresponding to: 11 April 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 19/2023 Issuing the Maritime Law

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Post date March 30, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Maritime Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/81,

and the Law Governing Maritime Navigation in Territorial Waters promulgated by Royal Decree 98/81,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Maritime Law shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached law, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article III

The Maritime Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/81 and the Law Governing Maritime Navigation in Territorial Waters promulgated by Royal Decree 98/81 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached law or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 8 Ramadan 1444
Corresponding to: 30 March 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 18/2023 Amending the Name of the Wildlife Reserve in the Governorate of Al-Wusta to the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary

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Post date March 26, 2023

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and Royal Decree 4/94 regarding the Wildlife Reserve in the Governorate of Al-Wusta, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Wildlife Reserve in the Governorate of Al-Wusta” is hereby amended to the “Arabian Oryx Sanctuary” wherever it occurs in the aforementioned Royal Decree 4/94 and the annex attached to it.

Article II

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 4 Ramadan 1444 Corresponding to: 26 March 2023

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 16/2023 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Arab Charter on Human Rights

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Post date March 21, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Arab Charter on Human Rights,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Arab Charter on Human Rights is hereby approved in the form attached, subject to the reservation on paragraph 2 of article 19 of the aforementioned charter.

Article II

The competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession for the aforementioned charter in accordance with its provisions, subject to the aforementioned reservation.