Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Sayyid Dr Ahmed bin Hilal bin Saud Al-Busaidi, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is hereby transferred, and is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the United Arab Emirates.

Article II

The following are hereby appointed:

1. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Musallam Al-Rahbi an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Arab Republic of Egypt, and a Permanent Representative for the Sultanate to the Arab League.

2. Moosa bin Hamdan bin Moosa Al-Tai an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the United States of America.

3. Sheikh Hilal bin Marhoon bin Salim Al-Mamari an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

4. His Highness Sayyid Faisal bin Turki bin Mahmood Al-Said an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a Permanent Representative for the Sultanate to the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation.

Article III

The following are hereby appointed:

1. Saleh bin Sulaiman bin Ahmed Al-Harthi, Our ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, to be a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the State of Eritrea.

2. Mubarak bin Salim bin Ali Al-Zakwani, Our ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, to be a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Madagascar.

3. Ali bin Abdullah bin Salim Al-Mahrouqi, Our ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, to be a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Seychelles.

4. Dr Mohammad bin Said bin Khalifa Al-Busaidi, Our ambassador to Japan, to be a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to Australia.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 17 Rabi Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 3 December 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1369 issued on 6 December 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Law concerning the Employee System of the Diwan of Royal Court promulgated by Royal Decree 97/97,

and the Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

Sayyid Dr Sultan bin Yarub bin Qahtan Al-Busaidi is hereby transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Private Office with his same financial and employment entitlements, and is hereby appointed an advisor with the special grade.

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-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 1 December 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1369 issued on 6 December 2020.

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, the Law Granting the Oman Gas Company (SAOC) the Concession to Manage the Gas Transportation Sector promulgated by Royal Decree 78/2000, Royal Decree 78/2020 Amending the Name of the Electricity and Related Water Sector Regulation Authority to the Authority for Public Services Regulation and Assigning Some Competences to It, and the amended concession agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and OQ Gas Networks SAOC signed on 9 June 2020, and the asset transfer agreements related to it, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

The amended concession agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and OQ Gas Networks SAOC (formerly Oman Gas Company) and the aforementioned asset transfer agreements related to it are hereby approved.

Article II 

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1442 Corresponding to: 28 October 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1364 issued on 1 November 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Maha Energy (Oman) Limited for Block 70 signed on 5 October 2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

The aforementioned petroleum agreement is hereby approved.

Article II 

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 28 October 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1364 issued on 1 November 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

Royal Decree 87/2011 Approving the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Allied Petroleum Exploration Inc for Block 36,

Royal Decree 14/2019 Approving the Assignment by Allied Petroleum Exploration Inc of All Its Rights and Obligations in the Petroleum Agreement Signed on 10 August 2011 for Block 36 to APEX Oman (Block 36) Inc,

and the collection of documents signed on 16 September 2020 by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, APEX Oman (Block 36) Inc, and EOG Resources Muscat SPC for Block 36, upon which APEX Oman (Block 36) Inc assigned all its rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 10 August 2011 for Block 36 to EOG Resources Muscat SPC, which accepts this assignment,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

The assignment by APEX Oman (Block 36) Inc of all its rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 10 August 2011 for Block 36 to EOG Resources Muscat SPC is hereby approved.

Article II 

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 28 October 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1364 issued on 1 November 2020.

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and the Criminal Procedure Law promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of the second paragraph of article 221 of the aforementioned Criminal Procedure Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

The felony court shall not issue a death sentence except by consensus. It shall, prior to issuing such a sentence, send the related documents to a committee to be formed by orders of His Majesty the Sultan under the chairmanship of the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate or his assistant, and with the membership of two persons of expertise to be nominated by the chairman of the committee to offer their opinion from a Sharia perspective. If the opinion of the committee does not reach the court within sixty days following receipt of the related documents, the court shall rule on the case, and If no consensus is reached, the death sentence will be replaced with life imprisonment.

Article II

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 24 Safar 1442 Corresponding to: 12 October 2020

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

Arabic
We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 62/2013 Establishing the National Museum and Issuing Its System,

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

and 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 in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

A new article is hereby added to the aforementioned Royal Decree 62/2013 with the following text:

Article I bis 

The National Museum shall be under the royal patronage of His Majesty the Sultan. 

Article II 

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

Issued on: 6 Safar 1442
Corresponding to: 24 September 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1359 issued on 27 September 2020.