Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 112/2004 Establishing the Ministry of Sports Affairs and Determining Its Competences,

Royal Decree 7/2006 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Sports Affairs,

Royal Decree 117/2011 Establishing the National Youth Commission and Issuing Its System,

Royal Decree 40/2016 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 65/2019 Establishing the Ministry of Arts Affairs,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A ministry named the “Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth” is hereby established, and its competence are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to the Ministry of Sports Affairs, the Ministry of Arts Affairs, and the National Youth Commission are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth, as well as all that relates to cultural affairs from the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.

Article IV

The employees of the Ministry of Sports Affairs, the Ministry of Arts Affairs, and the National Youth Commission are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth with their same financial grades. The employees concerned with cultural affairs in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture are also hereby transferred to it with their same financial grades, in accordance with the rules specified by the Council of Ministers.

Article V

The phrases “Ministry of Sports Affairs”; “Ministry of Arts Affairs”; and “National Youth Commission” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth.” The phrases “Minister of Sports Affairs”; “Minister of Arts Affairs”; and “Chairman of the National Youth Commission” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Culture, Sports, and Youth.” The phrases “Ministry of Heritage and Culture” and “Minister of Heritage and Culture” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to culture are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth” and “Minister of Culture, Sports, and Youth.”

Article VI

The Ministry of Sports Affairs, the Ministry of Arts Affairs, and the National Youth Commission are hereby abolished as well as all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions.

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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Law of Free Zones promulgated by Royal Decree 56/2002,

Royal Decree 103/2005 Establishing a Free Zone in Mazyunah,

Royal Decree 62/2006 Establishing the Salalah Free Zone,

Royal Decree 123/2010 Establishing the Sohar Free Zone,

Royal Decree 119/2011 Establishing the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm and Issuing Its System,

the System of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm promulgated by Royal Decree 79/2013,

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 "Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones" 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 Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and it is permitted by a decision of the board of directors to establish branches in other governorates or offices outside the Sultanate.

Article III

The competences of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex.

Article IV

The President of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones shall undertake the chairmanship of the board of directors.

Article V

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm are hereby transferred to the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.

Article VI

The employees of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm are hereby transferred to the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones with their same financial grades.

Article VII

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones shall exercise the competences prescribed to the Free Zones Committee in the aforementioned Law of Free Zones and the aforementioned royal decrees on the establishment of free zones in Mazyunah, Salalah, and Sohar.

Article VIII

The phrases “Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm”; “Board of Directors of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm”; “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm”; and “Executive President of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrases “Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones”; “Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones”; “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones”; and “President of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.” The phrase “Free Zones Committee” wherever it occurs in the aforementioned Law of Free Zones and the aforementioned royal decrees on the establishment of free zones in Mazyunah, Salalah, and Sohar is also hereby replaced with the phrase “Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.”

Article IX

The benefits, incentives, and exemptions stipulated in laws and royal decrees prescribed to the Special Economic Zone at Duqm and the free zones shall continue to operate until a royal decree is issued in this regard.

Article X

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

Article XI

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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 59/96 Establishing the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development, 

Royal Decree 35/2012 Issuing the System of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development, 

Royal Decree 11/2017 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, 

Royal Decree 2/2018 Establishing the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention 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 name of the “Ministry of Commerce and Industry” is hereby amended to the “Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion,” and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development and the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Centre are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion.

Article IV

The employees of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development and the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Centre are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrases “Ministry of Commerce and Industry”; “Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development”; and “Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Centre” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion.” 

The phrases “Minister of Commerce and Industry”; “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development”; “Executive President of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development”; “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Centre”; and “Executive President of the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Centre” wherever they occur in laws and royal decree are hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion.”

Article VI

The Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development and the Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Centre are hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provision 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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 62/80 Establishing the Public Authority for Stores and Food Reserve,

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

Royal Decree 68/2012 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 3/2017 Issuing the System of the Public Authority for Stores and Food Reserve,

Royal Decree 24/2019 Establishing the Food Safety and Quality Centre in the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources,

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 Agriculture and Fisheries” is hereby amended to the “Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources” and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Public Authority for Stores and Food Reserve, and the divisions relating to water resources and the Food Safety and Quality Centre in the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources.

Article IV

The employees of the Public Authority for Stores and Food Reserve are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources with their same financial grades.

The employees of the Food Safety and Quality Centre, and the employees concerned with water resources in the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, are also hereby transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources with their same financial grades, in accordance with the rules specified by the Council of Ministers.

Article V

The phrases “Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries” and “Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries” wherever they occur in the laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources” and “Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources.”

The phrases “Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources” and “Minister of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to water resources and food safety are hereby replaced with the phrases “Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources” and “Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources.”

Article VI

The Public Authority for Stores and Food Reserve 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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 3/2003 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Interior, 

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

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

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

Article II

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

Article III

The aforementioned Royal Decree 3/2003 is hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions.

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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 17/2002 Recomposing the Civil Service Council and Determining Its Competences,

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

Royal Decree 142/2008 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Civil Service and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 48/2016 Establishing the National Training Fund and Issuing Its System,

Royal Decree 22/2019 Establishing the National Centre for Employment 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 Labour” is hereby established and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

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

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of: the Civil Service Council, the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Civil Service, the National Training Fund, and the National Centre for Employment are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Labour.

Article IV

The employees of: the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Civil Service, the National Training Fund, and the National Centre for Employment are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Labour with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrases “Civil Service Council”; “Ministry of Civil Service”; and “Ministry of Manpower” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to civil service and labour are hereby replaced with the phrase "Ministry of Labour."

The phrases “Chairman of the Civil Service Council”; “Minister of Civil Service”; and “Minister of Manpower” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to civil service and labour are also hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Labour.”

Article VI

The Civil Service Council, the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Civil Service, the National Training Fund, and the National Centre for Employment 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.