Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 52/75 Regarding the Tender Statute of 1975,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The Tender Committee in Salalah is hereby authorised to exercise all the mandates and powers of the Tender Board in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Royal Decree 52/75, with the exception of the provisions of article 4(4) and (7) of it, in relation to tenders for projects implemented in Salalah and whose value does not exceed three million Rial Omani.

Article 2

The Salalah Tender Committee shall refer all project tenders whose value exceeds the amount specified in the previous article to the Tender Board to take action in respect of them, in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Decree 52/75.

Article 3

The Chairman of the Tender Board and the Chairman of the Tender Committee in Salalah shall each take the necessary measures to implement this decree.

Article 4

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

Issued on: 24 Shawwal 1398
Corresponding to: 27 September 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 156 issued on 1 October 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Decree 52/75 Regarding the Tender Statute,

and Decree 37/75 Regarding the Composition of the Tender Board, and Decree 53/77 Adding Members to the Tender Board,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The Tender Board is hereby recomposed from the members mentioned below:

Sayyid Thuwaini bin Shihab Chairman

Minister of Transportation Member

Minister of Education Member

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil, and Minerals Member

Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Member

Minister of Electricity and Water Member

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Royal Diwan Affairs Member

Undersecretary of Financial Affairs Member

Undersecretary of the Development Council Member

A representative of the relevant ministry Member

Article 2

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

Issued on: 22 Shawwal 1398
Corresponding to: 25 September 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 156 issued on 1 October 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The Minister of Education is hereby authorised to sign the Cultural Cooperation Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Sudan.

Article 2

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

Issued on: 22 Shawwal 1398
Corresponding to: 25 September 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 156 issued on 1 October 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 46/76 Establishing The Port Services Corporation SAO,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The capital of The Port Services Corporation is hereby reduced to two million Rial Omani.

Article 2

The capital must be subscribed to as follows:

Name of Shareholder	Number of Shares	Nominal Value in Rial Omani	Percentage
The Government of the Sultanate of Oman	117,120	1,171,200	58.56%
Al-Waleed Establishment	16,000	160,000	8%
Suhail and Saud Bahwan	16,000	160,000	8%
Qais Omani Establishment	16,000	160,000	8%
Al-Zawawi Trading Company	16,000	160,000	8%
Al-Zubair Corporation	16,000	160,000	8%
Minority shareholders in the former Oman Port Services Company	2,880	28,800	1.44%
Total	200,000	2,000,000	100%

Article 3

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

Issued on: 28 Ramadan 1398
Corresponding to: 2 September 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 155 issued on 16 September 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 26/76 Establishing New Directorates General in the Ministry of Transportation,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

A directorate general named the “Directorate General of Roads” is hereby established at the Ministry of Transportation.

Article 2

The Directorate General of Services and Public Relations established by Our mentioned Royal Decree 26/76 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

The Minister of Transportation shall undertake the necessary measures to implement the provisions of this decree.

Article 4

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

Issued on: 19 Ramadan 1398
Corresponding to: 24 August 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 154 issued on 2 September 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of article 64 of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law 50/74 issued on 7 December 1974,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

Counseller Ahmed Hamoud Al-Maamari is hereby granted the title of ambassador, and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Sultanate to the Republic of India.

Article 2

Those concerned shall implement this decree, and it comes into force on the date of its issuance and must be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued on: 15 Ramadan 1398
Corresponding to: 20 August 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 154 issued on 2 September 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of article 64 of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law 50/74 issued on 7 December 1974,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

Counsller Abdullah Mohammed Al-Dhahab is hereby granted the title of ambassador, and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Sultanate to the Democratic Republic of the Sudan.

Article 2

Those concerned shall implement this decree, and it comes into force on the date of its issuance and must be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued on: 28 Sha’ban 1398
Corresponding to: 3 August 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 153 issued on 15 August 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

the Banking Law 7/74,

Royal Decree 31/71 Authorising the Application for the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Membership of Some International Organisations,

Royal Decree 34/77 Regarding the Ratification of the Approval of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman to the Amendments Made to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund,

and the decision of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund 31-2 issued on 22 March 1976 increasing the share of the Sultanate in the special drawing rights with the fund,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The increase of the share of the Sultanate of Oman in the special drawing rights of the International Monetary Fund from seven million units to twenty million units of special drawing rights is hereby ratified. The Sultanate of Oman shall bear all the obligations arising from such increase in accordance with the laws in force in it.

Article 2

The competent entities shall implement this decree, and it must be published in the Official Gazette and comes into force from the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 27 Sha’ban 1398
Corresponding to: 2 August 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 153 issued on 15 August 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Law 9 of 1973 on the Practice of the Medical Profession and Dentistry,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The text of article 29 of the mentioned Law 9 of 1973 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following text:

Article 29

The Minister of Health shall issue, by a decision by him, the statute governing private clinics and hospitals, as well as the statute governing the practice of the professions of nursing, health massage, and dentistry.

Article 2

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

Issued on: 29 Rajab 1398
Corresponding to: 5 July 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 151 issued on 15 July 1978.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Decree 45/75 dated 18 September 1975 Regarding the Formation of the Water Resources Council,

after perusal of Decree 37/78 dated 14 June 1978 Regarding the Establishment of a Ministry of Electricity and Water,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The Minister of Transportation mentioned in article 1 of the mentioned Decree 45/75 is hereby replaced by the Minister of Electricity and Water as a member of the Water Resources Council.

Article 2

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

Issued on: 29 Rajab 1398
Corresponding to: 5 July 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 151 issued on 15 July 1978.