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 Agreement on Diplomatic and Consular Cooperation Between the Sultanate of Oman and the State of Qatar signed in Muscat on 18 May 1998,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement on Diplomatic and Consular Cooperation Between the Sultanate of Oman and the State of Qatar is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 17 Rabi Al-Awwal 1419
Corresponding to: 12 July 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 627 issued on 15 July 1998.

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,

and the petroleum agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and Occidental Oil & Gas (Oman) Ltd signed on 15 June 1998 between the Minister of Oil and Gas on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the mentioned company,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998 between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Occidental Oil & Gas (Oman) Ltd 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: 17 Rabi Al-Awwal 1419
Corresponding to: 12 July 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 627 issued on 15 July 1998.

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 3/83 on the Law Governing Omani Nationality and its amendments, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

In exception to the provisions of article II of the mentioned Royal Decree 3/83, Omani nationality is hereby granted to:

– Najmuddin Ahmed Khan.

– Mohammed Moheb Ali Al-Sayed Mohammed Al-Hashimi.

– Nowshaba Parween Sulaiman.

– Khimji Kashandas Wasomol.

– Ismail Ahmed Somar.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 18 May 1998. Issued on: 25 Safar 1419 Corresponding to: 20 June 1998

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 626 issued on 1 July 1998.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 626 issued on 1 July 1998.

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 Hussain bin Ali bin Abdullatif, Our ambassador to the United Kingdom, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of South Africa.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Safar 1419
Corresponding to: 20 June 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 626 issued on 1 July 1998.

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 25/84 Governing the Criminal Judiciary and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article III of the mentioned Royal Decree 25/84 is hereby replaced with the following text:

The criminal court in the capital, composed of the president of the court, the deputy president, or the most senior judge in it, and the membership of two judges, considers felony cases as defined in the Omani Penal Law. Its judgments are final after being reviewed and approved by the State Advisor for Criminal Affairs. It also considers appeals against judgments issued in misdemeanours, and its judgments in this case are final.

A committee must be formed of the State Advisor for Criminal Affairs, the State Advisor for Judicial Affairs, and the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman to express an opinion from a Sharia perspective on the death sentences before they are issued and ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 18 Safar 1419
Corresponding to: 13 June 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 625 issued on 15 June 1998.

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 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall undertake the procedures for acceding to the agreement in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Safar 1419
Corresponding to: 10 June 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 625 issued on 15 June 1998.

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 Said bin Ali bin Salim Al-Kalbani, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Djibouti.

Article II

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

Issued on: 14 Safar 1419
Corresponding to: 9 June 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 625 issued on 15 June 1998.

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 Agreement Between the Sultanate of Oman and Japan for Air Services signed in Muscat on 24 February 1998,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement Between the Sultanate of Oman and Japan for Air Services is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 29 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 26 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 624 issued on 1 June 1998.