Category: Royal Decree

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, Royal Decree 26/2011 Establishing the Public Authority for Consumer Protection, Royal Decree 53/2011 Issuing the System of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection 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 “Public Authority for Consumer Protection” is hereby amended to “Consumer Protection Authority.”

Article II

The text of article 5 of the aforementioned Consumer Protection Authority System is hereby replaced with the following text:

“The administration of the authority and the management of its affairs shall be undertaken by a board of directors formed by a decision of the Council of Ministers, and the term of membership of the board shall be 3 (three) years renewable for a single similar term.”

Article III

The phrases “Public Authority for Consumer Protection” and “President of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection” are hereby replaced, wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees, with the phrases “Consumer Protection Authority” and “President of the Consumer Protection Authority.”

Article IV

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article V

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 22 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441 Corresponding to: 12 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 6/2002 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Higher Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

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

Royal Decree 62/2007 Governing the Colleges of Applied Sciences,

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 government university named the “University of Technology and Applied Sciences” is hereby established. It shall have legal personality, shall enjoy financial and administrative independence, and its headquarters shall be in the Governorate of Muscat.

Article II

The University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall have a Vice-Chancellor with the special grade appointed by royal decree.

Article III

All competences, allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of Rustaq College of Education, Colleges of Applied Sciences, Directorate General of the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Ministry of Higher Education, Higher College of Technology, Colleges of Technology, and Directorate General of Technical Education in the Ministry of Manpower are hereby transferred to the University of Technology and Applied Sciences.

Article IV

Teaching and academic members of Rustaq College of Education and Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Ministry of Higher Education and Higher College of Technology and Colleges of Technology in the Ministry of Manpower are hereby transferred to the University of Technology and Applied Sciences with their same employment status and financial entitlements, as well as all the employees of these colleges with their same financial grades.

The employees of the Directorate General of the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Ministry of Higher Education and the Directorate General of Technical Education in the Ministry of Manpower are hereby transferred to the University of Technology and Applied Sciences with their same financial grades, in accordance with the rules specified by the Council of Ministers.

Article V

The University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall undertake the competences prescribed to the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Manpower set out in the royal decrees and systems related to the colleges stipulated in article III of this decree.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall also exercise the competences prescribed to the Minister of Higher Education and the Minister of Manpower set out in the royal decrees and systems referred to in this article.

Article VI

The system of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall be issued by a royal decree, and until it is issued, the royal decrees and systems related to the colleges stipulated in article III of this decree shall continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

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: 22 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 12 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 Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Tethys Oil Qatbeet Limited for Block 58 signed on 5 July 2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

The aforementioned petroleum agreement 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: 2 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441
Corresponding to: 23 July 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1351 issued on 26 July 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 70/2005 Approving the Production Sharing Agreement of Mukhaizna Field, and the collection of documents by which Total E&P Oman assigned all of its rights and obligations in the Production Sharing Agreement of Mukhaizna Field signed on 21 June 2005 to Occidental Mukhaizna LLC, which accepts this assignment, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

The assignment by Total E&P Oman of all of its rights and obligations in the Production Sharing Agreement of Mukhaizna Field signed between its parties on 21 June 2005 to Occidental Mukhaizna LLC is hereby approved. The final shares of the parties to the agreement are as follows:

47% Occidental Mukhaizna LLC

20% Oman Oil Company SAOC

17% IOCL Exploration and Production Oman Limited

15% Liwa Energy Limited

1% Partex (Oman) Corporation

Article II 

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 2 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441 Corresponding to: 23 July 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1351 issued on 26 July 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Law of the Administrative Court promulgated by Royal Decree 91/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Sheikh Al-Mukhtar bin Abdullah bin Issa Al-Harthy is hereby appointed President of the Administrative Court.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441
Corresponding to: 5 July 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1349 issued on 12 July 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Judicial Authority Law promulgated by Royal Decree 90/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Sayyid Khalifa bin Said bin Khalifa Al-Busaidi is hereby appointed President of the Supreme Court.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441
Corresponding to: 5 July 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1349 issued on 12 July 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Abdullah bin Salim bin Abdullah Al-Harthy is hereby appointed Undersecretary for the Ministry of Finance.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441
Corresponding to: 5 July 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1349 issued on 12 July 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Law of the Judicial Authority promulgated by Royal Decree 90/99, 

and the Public Prosecution Law promulgated by Royal Decree 92/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

Those named below are hereby transferred from the Public Prosecution to judicial positions in the Supreme Court:

Sultan bin Salim bin Saud Al-Habsi.

Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Salim Baomar.

Abdullah bin Salim bin Hamad Al-Harthy.

Nasser bin Mohammed bin Ghunaim Al-Rahbi.

Sulayim bin Salim bin Sulayim Al-Khusaibi.

Ali bin Saif bin Saleh Al-Maamari.

Article II 

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

Issued on: 10 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1441
Corresponding to: 2 July 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1348 issued on 5 July 2020.