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 8/80 Issuing the Civil Service Law and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 6/85 Adopting the Internal Organisational Structure of the Office of the Special Representative of His Majesty the Sultan and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Sayyid Julanda bin Saif Al-Said is hereby appointed Advisor in the Office of the Special Representative of His Majesty the Sultan with his same grade.

Article II

Sayyid Ghalib bin Khalid Al-Said is hereby appointed Undersecretary of the Office of the Special Representative of His Majesty the Sultan.

Article III

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

Issued on: 20 Sha’ban 1408
Corresponding to: 7 April 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 381 issued on 16 April 1988.

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 desiring to preserve the historical significance of the name Muscat as a symbol of Omani heritage and civilisation,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name “capital” is hereby changed to “Muscat” wherever it appears.

Article II

The name “Muscat” must have the same jurisdiction and boundaries as those prescribed for the capital.

Article III

The relevant ministries and entities, each within their fields of competence, shall undertake the necessary executive measures to implement this change.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 15 Sha’ban 1408
Corresponding to: 2 April 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 381 issued on 16 April 1988.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 380 issued on 2 April 1988.

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 13/85 Issuing the Scholarships and Education Aid Law,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 9(c) of the mentioned Scholarships and Education Aid Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

If the student exceeds the total period officially specified for finishing the study or if he fails for more than one academic year, and in special cases where the committee deems the individuals concerned deserving of an exemption, the matter must be referred to the minister for consideration.

Article II

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

Issued on: 12 Sha’ban 1408
Corresponding to: 30 March 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 380 issued on 2 April 1988.

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 66/87 Appointing Representatives of the Share of the Government in the Board of Directors of Oman Housing Bank,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article I of the mentioned Royal Decree 66/87 is hereby replaced with the following text:

The following are hereby appointed members of the Board of Directors of Oman Housing Bank as representatives of the share of the government of the Sultanate:

– Undersecretary of the Ministry of Civil Service.

– Director General of Administrative and Financial Affairs in Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

– Director General of Expenditure Review in Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

Article II

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

Issued on: 12 Sha’ban 1408
Corresponding to: 30 March 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 380 issued on 2 April 1988.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 380 issued on 2 April 1988.

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 3/83 on the Law Governing Omani Nationality and its amendments,

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 must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 5 November 1987.

Issued on: 9 Rajab 1408
Corresponding to: 27 February 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 378 issued on 1 March 1988.

List

– Wafaa Hanafi Hussein Azzam

– Zainab Ramadan Al-Sayyed

– Inaam Tahani Ahmed Najjar

– Fatima Hamed Ali

– Fatima Mohammed Khalifa

– Samia Saleh Mohammed

– Sabah Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim

– Rashida Abdulfattah Mahmoud

– Khadra Abdulwahab Ahmed

– Sharifa Jalaluddin Qiyamuddin

– Umm Al-Saad bint Fahmy bin Mansour Abu Al-Nasr

– Fawzia bint Ali bin Tawfiq Al-Rassasi

– Deen Mohammed bin Mukhkam Khan

– Tahria Said Aboud Taher

– Salwa Abdultawab Hajjaj Omar

– Rakhsana Amin Al-Sayyed

– Naim Ismail Mohammed

– Abdullah Nasser bin Abdullah Al-Fadli

– Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim Nasr

– Zubaida Dost Mohammed

– Shah Jahan Abdulrahman Mohammed

– Nainah Bilal Bibi

– Sakina Yousef Fandouk Al-Balushi

– Marjan Rasul Bakhsh Ayat Khan

– Aisha Mohammed Qasim

– Mohammed Ali Karim

– Zarina Abdulrasoul Mahmoud

– Fathia Ahmed Aqab Al-Bahaisi

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 on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1973,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1973, is hereby approved.

Article II

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is hereby authorised to sign the instruments of accession on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and to deposit them in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned convention.

Article III

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

Issued on: 9 Rajab 1408
Corresponding to: 27 February 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 378 issued on 1 March 1988.

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 19/86 Authorising the Signing of the Agreement on the Reciprocal Exemption of Tax on Income Derived from Air Transport Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,

and the mentioned agreement signed in Amman on 23 April 1986,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement on the Reciprocal Exemption of Tax on Income Derived from Air Transport Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 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: 9 Rajab 1408
Corresponding to: 27 February 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 378 issued on 1 March 1988.

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 51/83 Establishing the Rusail Industrial Area Authority,

and Royal Decree 18/84 Transferring the Responsibility of Supervising the Municipality of the Capital to the Diwan of Royal Court,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Article 4 of the Articles of Association of the Rusail Industrial Area Authority, attached to the mentioned Royal Decree 51/83, is hereby amended to read as follows:

The management of the authority must be undertaken by a board of directors consisting of seven members, including the chairman, his deputy, and a member representing the Capital Municipality. The formation of the board must be by a decision issued by the minister. The board must also be assisted in the management of the authority by an executive director nominated by the board and appointed by a decision issued by the minister. The board shall establish the work statute of the authority.

Article II

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

Issued on: 9 Rajab 1408
Corresponding to: 27 February 1988

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 378 issued on 1 March 1988.