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,

Royal Decree 50/93 Approving the Signing of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction,

and the texts of the mentioned convention signed at the United Nations headquarters on 2 February 1993,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction is hereby ratified.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instruments of ratification in accordance with the provisions of this convention.

Article III

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

Issued on: 7 Rajab 1415
Corresponding to: 10 December 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

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,

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, of 1989,

the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992,

and the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the following international agreements is hereby approved:

1. The mentioned Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

2. The mentioned United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

3. The mentioned Convention on Biological Diversity.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instruments of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of each of the three conventions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 4 Rajab 1415
Corresponding to: 7 December 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

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 40/86 Issuing the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Hilal bin Salim bin Hamoud Al-Siyabi, Our ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Syrian Arab Republic.

Article II

Ambassador Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Aqeel Al-Dhahab, Our ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is hereby transferred and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the United States of America.

Article III

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

Issued on: 4 Rajab 1415
Corresponding to: 7 December 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

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 Banking Law 7/74 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Mohammed bin Moosa Al-Yousef, Minister of State for Development Affairs, is hereby appointed a member of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman for a period of five years.

Article II

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

Issued on: 4 Rajab 1415
Corresponding to: 7 December 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

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 34/73 Issuing the Labour Law and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A new article numbered 58bis is hereby added to the mentioned Labour Law with the following text:

Article 58bis

It is not permitted to waive or withhold the wages owed to the worker except within the limits of one-fourth, in order to fulfil a legal maintenance, a fixed debt to the government, or a debt to the employer within the limits set out in the previous article. In the case of concurrence, priority is given to the maintenance debt and then to the government debt.

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 issuance.

Issued on: 3 Rajab 1415
Corresponding to: 6 December 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

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 in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

It is not permitted to assign or seize the salaries, allowances, and officers of employees of the administrative apparatus of the state and others whose employment affairs are governed by laws, royal decrees, or special rules, except to fulfil a legal maintenance or a fixed debt to the government, and that is within the limits of a quarter of the salary, allowance, or entitlement. In the case of concurrence, priority is given to the maintenance debt.

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 issuance.

Issued on: 3 Rajab 1415
Corresponding to: 6 December 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 541 issued on 17 December 1994.

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 94/91 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 1994.

Issued on: 16 Jumada Al-Akhira 1415
Corresponding to: 20 November 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 540 issued on 3 December 1994.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 540 issued on 3 December 1994.

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 in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tarik bin Taimur Al-Said is hereby granted the rank of minister and appointed Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry.

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-Awwal 1415
Corresponding to: 1 November 1994

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 539 issued on 15 November 1994.