Category: Royal Decree

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

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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 111/2020 Forming the Council of Ministers

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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,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Council of Ministers is hereby formed, with Us as Prime Minister, as follows:

– His Highness Sayyid Fahad bin Mahmoud Al-Said	Deputy Prime Minister for Council of Ministers Affairs.
– His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik bin Taimur Al-Said	Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs.
– His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tarik Al-Said	Minister of Culture, Sports, and Youth.
– Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al-Busaidi	Minister of the Diwan of the Royal Court.
– General Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Numani	Minister of the Royal Office.
– Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal bin Said Al-Busaidi	Minister of Interior.
– Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi	Minister of Foreign Affairs.
– Sultan bin Salim bin Said Al-Habsi	Minister of Finance.
– Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Salmi	Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs.
– Dr Mohammed bin Hamad bin Saif Al-Rumhi	Minister of Energy and Minerals.
– Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid Al-Saidi	Minister of Health.
– Dr Madiha bint Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Shaibani	Minister of Education.
– Sayyid Saud bin Hilal bin Hamad Al-Busaidi	Minister of State and Governor of Muscat.
– Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said Al-Saidi	Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs.
– Dr Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Harrasi	Minister of Information.
– Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi	Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar.
– Sayyid Ibrahim bin Said bin Ibrahim Al-Busaidi	Minister of State and Governor of Musandam.
– Salim bin Mohammed bin Said Al-Mahruqi	Minister of Heritage and Tourism.
– Dr Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi	Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources.
– Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al-Shuaili	Minister of Housing and Urban Planning.
– Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim bin Said Al-Mahrouqi	Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation.
– Engineer Said bin Hamoud bin Said Al-Mawali	Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.
– Dr Said bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Saqri	Minister of Economy.
– Qais bin Mohammed bin Moosa Al-Yousef	Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion.
– Laila bint Ahmed bin Awadh Al-Najjar	Minister of Social Development.
– Dr Mahad bin Said bin Ali Baowain	Minister of Labour.

Article II

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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Royal Decree 98/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Higher Education to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, 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 6/2002 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Higher Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 30/2010 Issuing the Law of the Research Council,

Royal Decree 76/2004 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Manpower and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 54/2005 Establishing the Research Council and Determining Its Competences,

Royal Decree 104/2005 Establishing the Unified Admission Centre,

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 name of the “Ministry of Higher Education” is hereby amended to the “Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation” and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Research Council; its Secretariat General; and the Directorate General of Vocational Training and the Directorate General of Occupational Standards and Curriculum Development in the Ministry of Manpower are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation.

Article IV

The employees of the Research Council, its Secretariat General, and the Directorate General for Vocational Training and the Directorate General of Occupational Standards and Curriculum Development in the Ministry of Manpower are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrase “Chairman of the Research Council” wherever it occurs in law and royal decrees is hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation.”

Article VI

The Research Council and its Secretariat General are hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions is hereby repealed.

Article VII

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 90/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, 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 19/2008 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Transport and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 63/2019 Establishing the Ministry of Technology and Communications,

Royal‌ ‌Decree‌ ‌64/2020‌ ‌Establishing‌ ‌the‌ ‌Cyber‌ ‌Defence‌ ‌Centre‌ ‌and‌ ‌Issuing‌ ‌Its‌ ‌System‌,

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 ministry named the “Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology” is hereby established and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1, and that is without prejudice to the aforementioned System of the Cyber‌ ‌Defence Centre.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Technology and Communications are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.

Article IV

The employees of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Technology and Communications are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrases “Ministry of Transport” and “Ministry of Technology and Communications” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to transport, communications, information technology, and the post are hereby replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.”

The phrases “Minister of Transport” and “Minister of Technology and Communications” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to transport, communications, information technology, and the post are hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.”

Article VI

The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Technology and Communications are hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions is hereby repealed.

Article VII

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 103/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Royal Decrees Establishing the Tax Authority, Issuing Its System, 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 39/96 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Finance and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, 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, 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 phrase “shall be subordinate to the Council of Ministers” stated in article I of the aforementioned Royal Decree 66/2019 is hereby replaced with the phrase “shall be subordinate to the Minister of Finance.”

Article II

The text of article 6 of the aforementioned System of the Tax Authority is hereby replaced with the following text:

“The Tax Authority shall have a Chairman with the special grade appointed by royal decree.”

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: 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 100/2020 Establishing the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit, 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 31/2014 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers,

Royal Decree 50/2016 Establishing the Implementation Support and Follow-Up Unit,

Royal Decree 33/2018 Issuing the Implementation Support and Follow-Up Unit System,

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 unit named the “Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit” is hereby established subordinate to the Council of Ministers, and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

The unit exercises those competences in coordination with the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

The Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit shall have a chairman appointed by royal decree.

Article IV

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Implementation Support and Follow-Up Unit and the Directorate General for Following-Up Government Services in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers are hereby transferred to the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit.

Article V

The employees of the Implementation Support and Follow-Up Unit and the Directorate General for Following-Up Government Services in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers are hereby transferred to the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit with their same financial grades.

Article VI

The Implementation Support and Follow-Up Unit is hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions is hereby repealed.

Article VII

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 95/2020 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Information 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 43/97 Establishing the Oman Establishment for Press, Publication, and Advertising,

Royal Decree 35/2009 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Information,

Royal Decree 108/2010 Establishing the Public Authority for Radio and Television and Issuing Its System,

Royal Decree 31/2014 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers,

Royal Decree 45/2015 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Information,

Royal Decree 3/2018 Establishing the Media Training Centre and Issuing Its System,

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 competences of the Ministry of Information are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Information is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Public Authority for Radio and Television; the Oman Establishment for Press, Publication, and Advertising; the Media Training Centre; and the Directorate General of Communications in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Information.

Article IV

The employees of the Public Authority for Radio and Television; the Oman Establishment for Press, Publication, and Advertising; the Media Training Centre; and the Directorate General of Communications in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Information with their same financial grades.

Article V

The Public Authority for Radio and Television; the Oman Establishment for Press, Publication, and Advertising; the Media Training Centre; and the Directorate General of Communications in the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers are abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions is hereby repealed.

Article VI

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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