Category: Royal Decree

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, the Law Granting the Concession of Salalah Electricity Facility promulgated by Royal Decree 20/2001, the Law on Granting the Concession of the Wastewater Facility in the Governorate of Dhofar promulgated by Royal Decree 16/2004, the Law on the Regulation and Privatisation of the Electricity and Related Water Sector promulgated by Royal Decree 78/2004, the  Law on Granting the Concession of the Wastewater Facility in the Governorate of Muscat promulgated by Royal Decree 69/2005, the System of the Public Authority for Water promulgated by Royal Decree 58/2009, the Privatisation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 51/2019, Royal Decree 61/2020 Establishing the Oman Investment Authority, 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 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 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources shall undertake proposing policies, strategies, and plans relating to the water and wastewater sector and submitting them to the Council of Ministers for approval.

Article II

The Authority for Public Services Regulation shall undertake the competences relating to the regulation of the activities of water and wastewater sector.

Article III

Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC shall undertake the activities of water and wastewater in all governorates of the Sultanate, with the exception of the Governorate of Dhofar. Dhofar Power Company SAOC shall undertake the activities of water and wastewater in the Governorate of Dhofar.

Article IV

All assets, records, holdings, rights, and obligations of the Public Authority for Water are hereby transferred to Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC. All assets, records, holdings, rights, and obligations of the General Directorate of Water in the Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar are hereby transferred to Dhofar Power Company SAOC. All assets, records, holdings, rights, and obligations relating to the water and wastewater sector in all units of the Administrative Apparatus of the State are also hereby transferred to Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC and Dhofar Power Company SAOC, each according to its competence, in accordance with the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of this article. These transfers shall not affect the treatment of the legal commitments and contracts signed prior to the date of entry into force of this decree, and whose subject is any of the rights and obligations stated in the previous paragraph in terms of taxes and fees.

Article V

The employees of the Public Authority for Water are hereby transferred to Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC, and the employees of the General Directorate of Water in the Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar are also hereby transferred to Dhofar Power Company SAOC, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Privatisation Law. The employees of Salalah Wastewater Services Company SAOC are also hereby transferred to Dhofar Power Company SAOC, in accordance with the transformation methodology stipulated in article VI of this decree without prejudice to the benefits that may be prescribed to them by virtue of another law.

Article VI

The Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Oman Investment Authority, shall prepare and implement the transformation methodology within a period not exceeding 6 (six) months from the date of entry into force of this decree.

Article VII

The Oman Investment Authority shall undertake the necessary measures to implement the provisions of this decree, in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Companies Law.

Article VIII

Laws, royal decrees, regulations, and decisions relating to the water and wastewater sector in force on the date of issuance of this decree shall continue to operate until the law governing the water and wastewater sector is promulgated.

Article IX

The Public Authority for Water shall be abolished from the date of completion of the implementation of the transformation methodology stipulated in article VI of this decree, and all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions is hereby repealed.

Article X

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 23 Rabi Al-Thani 1442 Corresponding to: 9 December 2020

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1370 issued on 13 December 2020.

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and the Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Dr Hamad bin Saif bin Ali Al-Hamami is hereby appointed a Permanent Representative for the Sultanate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Article II

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,

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 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,

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.