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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 23 of the mentioned Civil Service Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

An officer may be reappointed to a vacant higher position if, during the service, he obtains a higher qualification in the field of specialisation required by the employing entity, the study that resulted with obtaining this qualification was carried out with the approval of the Ministry of Civil Service at the request of the employing entity, and the performance evaluation report of the officer for the year following his obtaining the qualification was at least Very Good.

Article II

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

Issued on: 22 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 19 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 624 issued on 1 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,

Royal Decree 31/71 Delegating the Application for the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Membership of Certain International Financial Organisations,

the Banking Law 7/74 and its amendments,

Royal Decree 49/83 Ratifying the Increase of the Share of the Sultanate in the Special Drawing Rights of the International Monetary Fund,

Royal Decree 2/92 Ratifying the Increase of the Share of the Sultanate in the Special Drawing Rights of the International Monetary Fund,

the decision of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund 98/2 issued on 6 February 1998,

and the decision of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman BG/1163/101/3/98/18 issued on 29 March 1998 regarding the approval of the increase of the share of the Sultanate of Oman in the International Monetary Fund,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The increase of the share of the Sultanate of Oman in the International Monetary Fund from 119.4 million to 194 million units of special drawing rights is hereby ratified. The Sultanate of Oman shall bear all the obligations arising from such increase in accordance with the laws in force in it.

Article II

All relevant entities shall implement this decree, each within its mandates.

Article III

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

Issued on: 22 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 19 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 624 issued on 1 June 1998.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 623 issued on 16 May 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

Salim bin Ali bin Omar Bayaqoub Al-Mushaikhi is hereby promoted to the rank of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the State of Bahrain.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 10 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 623 issued on 16 May 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 Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed in Muscat on 30 March 1998,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income 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: 13 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 10 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 623 issued on 16 May 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 Civil Service Law issued by Royal Decree 8/80 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Engineer Khalfan bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Naabi is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 10 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 623 issued on 16 May 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 Zimbabwe.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Muharram 1419
Corresponding to: 10 May 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 623 issued on 16 May 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,

Royal Decree 86/97 Regarding Majlis Oman,

and Royal Decree 89/97 Appointing the Chairman and the Members of Majlis Al-Dawla,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Zahran bin Said bin Nasser Al-Hadhrami is hereby appointed a member of Majlis Al-Dawla, replacing Sayyid Hilal bin Saud bin Harib Al-Busaidi.

Article II

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

Issued on: 25 Dhu Al-Hijja 1418
Corresponding to: 22 April 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 622 issued on 2 May 1998.