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 the Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 34/73 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new paragraph is hereby added to the text of article 58bis of the mentioned Labour Law, the text of which is as follows:

If the service of the worker ends, the dues of the government must be deducted from the end-of-service gratuity and from any other entitlements.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 Royal Decree 115/94 Determining the Cases of Assignment and Seizure of Employee Entitlements,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new paragraph is hereby added to the text of article I of the mentioned Royal Decree 115/94 with the following text:

It is permitted to assign or withhold salaries and allowances up to half of the salary or allowance for contractors of these categories in fulfilment of a fixed debt to the government, without prejudice to the priority of the maintenance debt, to the extent that it does not exceed a quarter of the salary or allowance. If the service of the contractor ends, the dues of the government must be deducted from the end-of-service gratuity and from any other entitlements.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Government Officers issued by Royal Decree 26/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new paragraph is hereby added to the end of article 28 of the mentioned Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Government Officers, the text of which is as follows:

In all cases, none of those entitled to the pension must have had a final judgment issued against him convicting him of the felony of killing the pensioner.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

Royal Decree 3/83 on the Omani Nationality Law and its amendments,

and the Financial Law issued by Royal Decree 47/98,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 16bis is hereby added to the mentioned Omani Nationality Law with the following text:

A decision by the Minister of Interior, after the approval of the Minister Supervising the Ministry of Finance, must determine the fees due on applications and certificates submitted or issued within the scope of the application of the provisions of this law, provided that they do not exceed one hundred Rial Omani for each application or certificate.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 5 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 Commercial Companies Law 4/74 and its amendments,

Royal Decree 124/94 Appointing Representatives for the Share of the Government in the Board of Directors of Oman Cement Company,

the Financial Law issued by Royal Decree 47/98,

and the Articles of Association of Oman Cement SAOG,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The appointment of members representing the share of the government in the board of directors of Oman Cement SAOG must be in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Commercial Companies Law and Financial Law.

A decision must be issued by the Minister Supervising the Ministry of Finance to appoint the chairman of the board of directors of the company from among the representatives for the share of the government in the board.

Article II

The mentioned Royal Decree 124/94 is hereby repealed, as well as that is contrary to or in conflict with the provisions of this decree.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 27 April 1999.

Issued on: 24 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 4 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 Khalifa bin Ali bin Issa Al-Harthy, Our ambassador to the Republic of India, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Mauritius.

Article II

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

Issued on: 24 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 4 October 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

Published in Official Gazette 657 issued on 16 October 1999.

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 74/97 Approving the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 29 September 1997 Between the Government of the Sultanate and Occidental Petroleum (Oman) Limited,

the letter of the Minister of Oil and Gas 3/3/56/99 dated 7 April 1999, acknowledging the assignment by Occidental Petroleum (Oman) Limited of some of its rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 29 September 1997 to its subsidiary Occidental Oman Inc, which accepts this assignment,

and the agreement dated 11 April 1999 between the Government of the Sultanate and Occidental Petroleum Oman Inc on the amendment of the mentioned petroleum agreement,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment dated 11 April 1999 to the petroleum agreement signed on 29 September 1997 between the Government of the Sultanate and Occidental Petroleum (Oman) Limited is hereby approved.

Article II

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

Issued on: 18 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 28 September 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 656 issued on 2 October 1999.

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 51/75 Approving the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 7 December 1975 Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Quintana International Limited,

Royal Decree 93/91 Approving the Assignment by Gulf Oman Petroleum Company Limited of All Its Rights and Obligations in the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 7 December 1975 to Neste Finance BV,

and the agreement dated 11 April 1999 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Occidental Oman and Neste BV on the amendment of the mentioned petroleum agreement,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment dated 11 April 1999 to the Petroleum Agreement signed on 7 December 1975 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Quintana International Limited is hereby approved.

Article II

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

Issued on: 18 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1420
Corresponding to: 28 September 1999

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 656 issued on 2 October 1999.