Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea dated 10 December 1982,

Royal Decree 67/89 ratifying the mentioned convention,

and the agreement relating to the implementation of part XI of the mentioned convention,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea dated 10 December 1982 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: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 28 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and the Charter and Constitution of the Arab Labour Organization and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Charter and Constitution of the Arab Labour Organization and its amendments are 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: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 28 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 56/91 Determining the Dates of Official Holidays,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The official holidays for ministries, public authorities, and other units of the administrative apparatus of the state are hereby determined for the following celebrations and occasions as follows:

First:

(a) Hijri New Year: 1 Muharram.

(b) Birth of the Prophet: 12 Rabi Al-Awwal.

(c) Isra and Mi’raj: 27 Rajab.

(d) National Day: 18 and 19 November.

If one or both days of the weekend fall within the mentioned holidays, they are compensated by one day. The date of the National Day holiday may be amended if the public interest so requires.

Second:

(a) Eid Al-Fitr, from 29 Ramadan to 3 Shawwal.

(b) Eid Al-Adha, from 9 Dhu Al-Hijja to 12 Dhu Al-Hijja.

Friday is compensated if it falls on the first day of either Eid.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 28 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Yemen in the Fields of Sports and Youth signed in the city of Muscat on 25 June 1996,

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 Republic of Yemen in the Fields of Sports and Youth 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: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 28 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and the Arabic text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention 1944),

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Arabic text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention 1944) 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: 15 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 28 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments, Royal Decree 8/80 Issuing the Civil Service Law and its amendments, and Royal Decree 52/84 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Civil Service Law and its amendments, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 4 of the mentioned Civil Service Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

Article 4

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3 of Royal Decree 52/84 Issuing the Executive Regulation of the Civil Service Law, the Chairman of the Civil Service Council shall issue the regulations implementing the provisions of this law and its amendments.

Article II

A new article numbered 61bis is hereby added to the mentioned Civil Service Law with the following text:

Article 61bis

When an employee is granted special leave without pay to accompany his husband or wife, his job must be reserved for him, and it is permitted to fill it temporarily by appointment or secondment without promotion if the period of leave is not less than a year, provided that it is vacated upon his return.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication. Issued on: 12 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417 Corresponding to: 25 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) signed in Stockholm on 14 July 1967,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 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: 12 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 25 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Convention 29 adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization on 22 June 1930 regarding forced or compulsory labour,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Convention 29 adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization on 22 June 1930 regarding forced or compulsory labour 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: 12 Jumada Al-Awwal 1417
Corresponding to: 25 September 1996

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 584 issued on 1 October 1996.