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 Royal Decree 25/84 Governing the Criminal Judiciary and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 3bis is hereby added to the mentioned Royal Decree 25/84 with the following text:

Article 3bis

The convicted person and the prosecution authority may file a grievance to His Majesty the Sultan against the decision of the State Advisor for Criminal Affairs to ratify in accordance with the first paragraph of the preceding article within a month from the date of ratification of the judgment. His Majesty the Sultan may—if he determines that the reasons on which the grievance is based are serious—reconsider the decision or form a committee to decide on the grievance. The decision issued in either case must be final.

Article II

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

Issued on: 29 Rajab 1418
Corresponding to: 29 November 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 612 issued on 1 December 1997.

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 91/94 Establishing Majlis Al-Shura,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al-Qatabi is hereby appointed Chairman of Majlis Al-Shura.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force as of 1 December 1997.

Issued on: 24 Rajab 1418
Corresponding to: 24 November 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 612 issued on 1 December 1997.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 612 issued on 1 December 1997.

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 38/83 Establishing the Oman Authority for Television Art Production,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Oman Authority for Television Art Production is hereby abolished.

Article II

The net assets and liabilities of the authority are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Information, and all employees of the authority are hereby transferred to it with their same employment status.

Article III

The mentioned Royal Decree 38/83 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: 16 Rajab 1418
Corresponding to: 16 November 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 612 issued on 1 December 1997.

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 the Promotion and Protection of Investments Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Finland signed in Muscat on 27 September 1997,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Finland 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: 16 Rajab 1418
Corresponding to: 16 November 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 612 issued on 1 December 1997.

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 65/96 Approving the Petroleum Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate and Phillips Petroleum Oman Limited,

the contract dated 17 May 1997 by which Philips Petroleum Oman Limited assigned 25% (twenty-five percent) of its rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 15 July 1996 to Maersk Oil Oman AS, which accepts this assignment,

and the letter of the Minister of Oil and Minerals dated 13 April 1997 approving the assignment,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The assignment by Philips Petroleum Oman Limited of 25% (twenty-five percent) of its rights and obligations in the mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 15 July 1996 to Maersk Oil Oman AS is hereby approved. The final shares of the parties to the agreement are as follows:

75% for Philips Petroleum Oman Limited.

25% for Maersk Oil Oman AS.

Article II

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

Issued on: 12 Rajab 1418
Corresponding to: 12 November 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 611 issued on 15 November 1997.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 611 issued on 15 November 1997.

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 Charter of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT), its operating agreement, and their amendments,

Royal Decree 88/80 on the Accession of the Sultanate to the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT),

and the proposed amendments to the charter of the mentioned organisation and its operating agreement,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Minister of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone is hereby authorised to sign the proposed amendments to the charter of the mentioned organisation and its operating agreement, and to approve their temporary application until the completion of the final ratification procedures.

Article II

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

Issued on: 27 Jumada Al-Akhira 1418
Corresponding to: 29 October 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 610 issued on 1 November 1997.

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

and Royal Decree 79/81 Establishing the Commercial Court and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Murshid bin Bilal bin Abdullah Al-Abri is hereby appointed Deputy President of the Commercial Court.

Article II

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

Issued on: 27 Jumada Al-Akhira 1418
Corresponding to: 29 October 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 610 issued on 1 November 1997.

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 to Facilitate and Develop Trade Among Arab States signed on 27 February 1981,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Agreement to Facilitate and Develop Trade Among Arab States 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: 27 Jumada Al-Akhira 1418
Corresponding to: 29 October 1997

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 610 issued on 1 November 1997.