Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Hellenic Republic on the Exemption from Visa Requirements for Holders of Diplomatic, Service and Special Passports signed in the city of Muscat on 20 October 2021,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 2 Rabi Al-Thani 1443
Corresponding to: 7 November 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1416 issued on 14 November 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 adopted by the 94th session of the International Labour Conference (Maritime) in Geneva on 23 February 2006, as amended,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession for the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 19 Rabi Al-Awwal 1443
Corresponding to: 26 October 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1414 issued on 31 October 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby granted to those named in the attached list.

Article II

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

Issued on: 19 Rabi Al-Awwal 1443
Corresponding to: 26 October 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1414 issued on 31 October 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Civil Status Law promulgated by Royal Decree 66/99,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Civil Status Law shall be implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 20 Muharram 1443
Corresponding to: 29 August 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1406 issued on 5 September 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Foreigners Residency Law promulgated by Royal Decree 16/95,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Foreigners Residency Law shall be implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 20 Muharram 1443
Corresponding to: 29 August 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1406 issued on 5 September 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Nature Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A natural reserve named “Khor Kharfot Archaeological Reserve in the Governorate of Dhofar” is hereby established, and the area, of which the dimensions are specified in the attached annex and map, is hereby designated to it.

Article II

The President of the Environment Authority shall issue the regulations and decisions for implementing this decree in coordination with the concerned ministries and bodies, provided they include the manner for managing the reserve, rules governing public entry, prescribed fees, timing of visits, permitted activities, banned activities, and appropriate administrative penalties in each case.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 14 Muharram 1443
Corresponding to: 23 August 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1405 issued on 29 August 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 61/2020 Establishing the Oman Investment Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached system shall apply in regard to the Oman Investment Authority.

Article II

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Investment Authority shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached system, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached system, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 9 Muharram 1443
Corresponding to: 18 August 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1404 issued on 22 August 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Unified Customs Law of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf implemented by Royal Decree 67/2003,

the Law on Food Safety promulgated by Royal Decree 84/2008,

the Consumer Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree 66/2014,

the System of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection promulgated by Royal Decree 53/2011,

Royal Decree 77/2020 regarding the Public Authority for Consumer Protection,

and the decision of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in its 37th (thirty-seventh) session held in Riyadh in December 2016 adopting the Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf shall apply, taking into account the provisions provided in this decree.

Article II

In the application of the provisions of the attached Law (System), the following words and phrases have the meaning assigned to each of them:

Competent authority: The Consumer Protection Authority.

Minister: The competent official responsible for implementing the provisions of the attached law (system), the President of the Consumer Protection Authority.

Employees with judicial enforcement status: Employees of the competent authority, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, the Ministry of Health, and other relevant bodies by virtue of laws and royal decrees that have been granted judicial enforcement status in relation to the crimes stipulated in the attached law (system) falling within the scope of their competences and relating to their jobs.

Article III

The provisions of the attached law (system) shall be deemed complementary to the provisions of the aforementioned Law on Food Safety.

Article IV

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached law (system), or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article V

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 7 Muharram 1443
Corresponding to: 16 August 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1404 issued on 22 August 2021.