Category: Royal Decree

Arabic Consolidated Text

Published in Official Gazette 635 issued on 15 November 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 agreement establishing the INTELSAT Organization,

the operating agreement of the mentioned organisation,

and Royal Decree 80/95 Ratifying the Amendment of the Agreement Establishing the INTELSAT Organization and Its Operating Agreement,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment of articles 1, 2, 8, 9, 16, and 17 of the agreement establishing the INTELSAT Organization is hereby ratified as approved by the assembly of parties at its twentieth meeting held in Copenhagen in Denmark in August 1995.

Article II

The amendment of articles 6, 14, 15, and 22 of the INTELSAT Operating Agreement is hereby ratified as approved by the assembly of signatories held in Washington DC in the United States of America during the period from 16–17 April 1996.

Article III

The mentioned Royal Decree 80/95 is hereby repealed.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 19 Rajab 1419
Corresponding to: 8 November 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 635 issued on 15 November 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 Commercial Companies Law 4/74 and its amendments,

the Corporate Income Tax Law issued by Royal Decree 47/81 and its amendments,

the Foreign Capital Investment Law issued by Royal Decree 102/94 and its amendments,

the System of Financial Support for the Private Sector in Some Economic and Service Fields issued by Royal Decree 17/97,

and Royal Decree 18/97 Establishing Oman Development Bank,

and in a desire to support projects aimed at encouraging Omani youth and developing the national economy,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The establishment of a closed Omani joint stock company named the Youth Enterprise Development Fund SAOC is hereby approved. Its constitutive contract and articles of association must be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Commercial Companies Law.

Article II

The projects in which the fund contributes are hereby considered to be projects that are eligible for support and soft loans in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in this regard.

Article III

The fund is hereby exempt from corporate income tax for a period of ten years. It is permitted to extend the exemption for a similar period by a decision issued by the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council.

Article IV

Projects in which the fund contributes to their capital upon their establishment are hereby exempt from corporate income tax or from the profits tax on commercial and industrial establishments for a period of five years from the date of establishment or commencement of activity. It may be renewed for another five years, provided that the renewal is issued by a decision by the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council, and provided that the exemption is in accordance with the controls issued by a decision by the Minister Supervising the Ministry of Finance.

Article V

The fund is hereby exempt from the provisions of the Foreign Capital Investment Law issued by Royal Decree 102/94 and its amendments.

Article VI

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

Issued on: 19 Rajab 1419
Corresponding to: 8 November 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 635 issued on 15 November 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 on Mutual Encouragement and Protection of Investments Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Yemen signed in Sanaa on 20 September 1998,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement on Mutual Encouragement and Protection of Investments Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Yemen 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: 19 Rajab 1419
Corresponding to: 8 November 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 635 issued on 15 November 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 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the United Arab Emirates in the Field of Youth and Sports signed in the city of Muscat on 27 September 1998,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the United Arab Emirates in the Field of Youth and Sports 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: 19 Rajab 1419
Corresponding to: 8 November 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 635 issued on 15 November 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 Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control issued by Royal Decree 10/82 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 30 of the mentioned Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control issued by Royal Decree 10/82 is hereby replaced with the following text:

Article 30

Without prejudice to any punishment more severe in any other law, whoever causes the damage of nature reserves or harms the property or flora or fauna within them, whether by cutting, hunting, killing, or in any other form, must be punished by imprisonment for a period no less than six months and not exceeding five years, and a fine no less than one thousand Rial and not exceeding five thousand Rial.

The foregoing punishment applies even if the crime is committed against an animal after they are released or leave the scope of the nature reserve.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Akhira 1419
Corresponding to: 29 September 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 632 issued on 3 October 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 Law of Sultan Qaboos University issued by Royal Decree 9/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Sultan Qaboos University Council is hereby recomposed under the chairmanship of the vice chancellor of the university and the membership of the following:

– Dr Ali bin Mohammed bin Moosa.

– Mohammed bin Ali bin Nasser Al-Alawi.

– Abdulqadir bin Salim Al-Dhahab.

– Rajha bint Abdulamir bin Ali.

– Sheikh Aflah bin Hamad bin Salim Al-Rawahi.

– Salim bin Abdullah Al-Rawas.

– Secretary general of the university—Member and secretary.

– Two Omani teaching faculty members.

The council may seek the assistance of experts, consultants, and deans of colleges, whether in its meetings or in the sessions of its committees.

Article II

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Akhira 1419
Corresponding to: 29 September 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 632 issued on 3 October 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 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, approved by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Vienna on 22 March 1985, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments in London in 1990 and Copenhagen in 1992, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instruments of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of both the convention and the protocol.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance. Issued on: 7 Jumada Al-Akhira 1419 Corresponding to: 28 September 1998

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 632 issued on 3 October 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

Sheikh Ali bin Hamad bin Saif Al-Kalbani is hereby appointed an advisor in the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior with the grade assigned to an undersecretary of a ministry.

Article II

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

Issued on: 7 Jumada Al-Akhira 1419
Corresponding to: 28 September 1998

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 632 issued on 3 October 1998.