Category: Royal Decree

The phrase “Minister of Finance” wherever it occurs in the aforementioned Royal Decree 28/2009 is hereby replaced with the phrase “Chairman of the Tax Authority.”

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.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, with the exception of article 140 of the aforementioned Income Tax Law which comes into force from the tax year starting on 1 January 2020, or the tax years following it.

Issued on: 25 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 14 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1358 issued on 20 September 2020.

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Royal Decree 117/2020 Forming the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman

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Post date September 10, 2020

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and the Banking Law promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2000, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman is hereby formed under the chairmanship of His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asaad bin Tarik Al-Said and with the membership of the following: – Minister of Economy as deputy chairman – Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance – Executive President of the Capital Market Authority – Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan Al-Lawati – Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Salim Bahwan Al-Mukhaini – Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Abri The membership is for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this decree.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 12 Muharram 1442 Corresponding to: 10 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1357 issued on 13 September 2020.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 116/2020 Amending Some Provisions of Royal Decree 6/2020 regarding the Higher Committee for National Day Celebrations

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Post date September 8, 2020

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 6/2020 regarding the Higher Committee for National Day Celebrations,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Higher Committee for National Day Celebrations” stated in the aforementioned Royal Decree 6/2020 is hereby replaced with the name “Secretariat General for National Celebrations.”

Article II

A new article is hereby added to the aforementioned Royal Decree 6/2020 with the following text:

Article IV bis

An executive committee is hereby formed in the Secretariat General for National Celebrations under the chairmanship of the Secretary General, and by the membership of representatives – each of whom has a rank no less than undersecretary or equivalent – of the following bodies:

– Ministry of Interior.

– Ministry of Finance.

– Ministry of Information.

– Ministry of Education.

– Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion.

– Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers.

– Royal Oman Police.

The membership of the committee also includes a representative of the Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces and the Royal Protocol.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree, 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 date of its issuance.

Issued on: 19 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 8 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1357 issued on 13 September 2020.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 114/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) and the Additional Protocol concerning the Electronic Consignment Note

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Post date September 1, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) done in Geneva on 19 May 1956,

and the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) concerning the Electronic Consignment Note done in Geneva on 20 February 2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is hereby approved in the form attached, and the Sultanate declares that it is not bound by the provisions of article 47 of the aforementioned convention.

Article II

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) concerning the Electronic Consignment Note is hereby approved in the form attached, and the Sultanate declares that it is not bound by the provisions of article 11 of the aforementioned protocol.

Article III

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned convention and protocol in accordance with their provisions, subject to the reservations stipulated in article I and article II.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 12 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 1 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1356 issued on 6 September 2020.

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Royal Decree 115/2020 Granting Omani Nationality

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Post date September 1, 2020

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: 12 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 1 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1356 issued on 6 September 2020.

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Royal Decree 101/2020 Issuing the Governorates and Municipal Affairs System

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Post date August 18, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 18/86 Issuing the Dhofar Municipality Regulation,

the Law Governing Sohar Municipality promulgated by Royal Decree 9/97,

the Law Governing Regional Municipalities promulgated by Royal Decree 96/2000,

Royal Decree 37/2003 Determining the Competences of the Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar and Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Office,

Royal Decree 55/2006 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 91/2008 Determining the Competences of the Governorate of Muscat and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 114/2011 Adopting the Administrative Divisions of the Sultanate and Governing the Work of Governors,

the Muscat Municipality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2015,

Royal Decree 67/2019 Creating the Position of Minister of State and Governor of Musandam,

the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 86/2020 Repealing Some Laws,

Royal Decree 88/2020 Merging the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs into One Ministry Named the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 92/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached system shall apply in regard to governorates and municipal affairs.

Article II

The Minister of Interior 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

Without prejudice to article V of this decree and the provisions of the aforementioned Royal Decree 92/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, all allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Interior, and its employees are hereby transferred to the Ministry of the Interior with their same financial grades.

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of Sohar Municipality are also hereby transferred to the Ministry of Interior, and its employees are hereby transferred to it with their same financial grades.

Article IV

The Ministry of Interior shall transfer allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings that were transferred to it, and the employees that were transferred to it, by virtue of article III of this royal decree and the aforementioned Royal Decree Merging the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs into One Ministry Named the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, to governorates subordinate to it in accordance with the rules issued by a decision of the Minister of Interior.

Article V

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to regional municipalities of the divisions of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources in the Governorate of Musandam are hereby transferred to the Governorate of Musandam, and the employees of those divisions are also hereby transferred to the Governorate of Musandam with their same financial grades.

Article VI

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of Muscat Municipality are hereby transferred to the Governorate of Muscat, and its employees are also transferred to the Governorate of Muscat with their same financial grades.

Article VII

The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources is hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree and the attached system or in conflict with their provisions are hereby repealed.

Article VIII

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

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

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Royal Decree 88/2020 Merging the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs into One Ministry Named the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure

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Post date August 18, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 2/94 Amending the Ministerial Composition,

Royal Decree 14/94 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Legal Affairs,

Royal Decree 114/94 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Legal Affairs,

Royal Decree 47/2000 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Justice and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The “Ministry of Justice” and the “Ministry of Legal Affairs” are hereby merged into one ministry named the “Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs,” and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Legal Affairs are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, and its employees are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs with their same financial grades.

Technical members of the Ministry of Legal Affairs are hereby also transferred to it with their same financial grades and entitlements, as well as their employment status.

Article IV

Without prejudice to the provisions of article V of this decree, all allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Justice are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, and its employees are hereby transferred to: the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs—including employees of the divisions relating to expert undertakings before the courts and lawyers affairs—; the Ministry of Interior; the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs; the Secretariat General of the Council of Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary; and the Governorates of Muscat, Dhofar, and Musandam with their same financial grades, in accordance with the rules determined by the Council of Ministers.

Article V

All competences, allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the divisions relating to mediation and conciliation in the Ministry of Justice are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Interior and the Governorates of Muscat, Dhofar, and Musandam—as the case may be—, and the employees of these divisions are also hereby transferred to those bodies—each according to their competence—with their same financial grades.

All competences, allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Directorate General for the Management and Investment of Orphans and Minors Funds in the Ministry of Justice are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, and its employees are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs with their same financial grades.

All competences, allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the divisions relating to the public notary in the Ministry of Justice are also hereby transferred to the Council of Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary, and the employees of these divisions are hereby transferred to the Secretariat General of the Council of Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary with their same financial grades.

Article VI

The phrases “Ministry of Justice”; “Ministry of Legal Affairs”; “Minister of Justice”; and “Minister of Legal Affairs” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to legal affairs, expert undertakings before the courts, and advocacy are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs” and “Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs.”

The phrases “Ministry of Justice” and “Minister of Justice” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to mediation and conciliation are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Interior”; “Governorate of Muscat”; “Governorate of Dhofar”; “Musandam Governorate”; “Minister of Interior”; “Minister of State and Governor of Muscat”; “ Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar”; and “Minister of State and Governor of Musandam” as the case may be.

The phrases “Ministry of Justice” and “Minister of Justice,” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to the public notary are also hereby replaced with the phrases “Council of Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary” and “Chairman of Council of Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary.”

Article VII

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

Article VIII

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

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 109/2020 Abolishing the Public Authority for Craft Industries

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Post date August 18, 2020

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 24/2003 Establishing the Public Authority for Craft Industries,

Royal Decree 53/2003 Issuing the System of the Public Authority for Craft Industries and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 91/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 107/2020 Establishing the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to heritage in the Public Authority for Craft Industries are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to development, training, and support of craftsmen in the Public Authority for Craft Industries are hereby transferred to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority.

Article II

The employees concerned with heritage in the Public Authority for Craft Industries are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, and the rest of its employees are hereby transferred to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, with their same financial grades, in accordance with the rules determined by the Council of Ministers.

Article III

The Public Authority for Craft Industries is hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree 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 date of its issuance.

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure

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Post date August 18, 2020

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 90/2007 Establishing a Ministry for Environment and Climate Affairs,

Royal Decree 18/2008 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A public authority named the "Environment Authority" is hereby established. It shall have legal personality, shall enjoy financial and administrative independence, and shall be subordinate to the Council of Ministers.

Article II

The headquarters of the Environment Authority shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and branches of it may be established in the other governorates by a decision of the board of directors.

Article III

The competences of the Environment Authority are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article IV

The organisational structure of the Environment Authority is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article V

Without prejudice to the provisions of Royal Decree 85/2020 Regarding the Public Authority for Civil Aviation, all allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs relating to the environment are hereby transferred to the Environment Authority.

Article VI

The employees of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs, with the exception of employees concerned with climate affairs, are hereby transferred to the Environment Authority with their same financial grades, in accordance with the rules determined by the Council of Ministers.

Article VII

The phrase “Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs” wherever it occurs in laws and royal decrees relating to the environment is hereby replaced with the phrase “Environment Authority.”

The phrase “Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs” wherever it occurs in laws and royal decrees relating to the environment is also hereby replaced with the phrases “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Authority” or “President of the Environment Authority” as the case may be.

Article VIII

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs is hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IX

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

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

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