Category: Royal Decree

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.

Royal Decree

Royal Decree 121/2020 Issuing the Value Added Tax Law

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Post date October 12, 2020

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 67/2003 Applying the Unified Customs Law 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 attached Value Added Tax Law shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Tax Authority shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law within a period not exceeding 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force, and he shall also issue the decisions necessary for implementing its provisions.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from 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.

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Royal Decree 120/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law

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Post date October 12, 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.

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Royal Decree 119/2020 Amending Some Provisions of Royal Decree 62/2013 Establishing the National Museum and Issuing Its System

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Post date September 24, 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.

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Royal Decree 118/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Income Tax Law

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Post date September 14, 2020

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Income Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 28/2009,

Royal Decree 66/2019 Establishing the Tax Authority,

the System of the Tax Authority and the Adoption of Its Organisational Structure promulgated by Royal Decree 42/2020,

after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Income Tax Law shall be implemented.

Article II

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.

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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

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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.

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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.