Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Natural Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A natural reserve named “Western Hajar Starlight Reserve in the Governorate of Dakhiliyah” is hereby established, and the area, of which the dimensions are specified in the attached annex and map, is hereby designated to it.

Article II

The Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs shall issue the regulations and decisions for implementing this decree in coordination with the concerned ministries and bodies, provided they include the manner for managing the reserve, rules governing public entry, prescribed fees, timing of visits, permitted activities, banned activities, and appropriate administrative penalties in each case.

Article III

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

Issued on: 2 Ramadan 1440
Corresponding to: 8 May 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1292 issued on 12 May 2019.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, signed in  the United Nations Headquarters on 2 February 1993, 

Royal Decree 122/94 Ratifying the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction,

the Implementation System for the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction promulgated by Royal Decree 21/97,

and the Penal Law promulgated by Royal Decree 7/2018,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached system shall apply in regard to the implementation of the aforementioned Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction.

Article II

The Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs shall issue the decisions necessary for the implementation of the provisions of the attached system.

Article III

The aforementioned Royal Decree 21/97 is hereby repealed, as well as every provision contrary to the attached system or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 90 (ninety) days from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 2 Ramadan 1440
Corresponding to: 8 May 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1292 issued on 12 May 2019.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Natural Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law promulgated Royal Decree 6/2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A natural reserve named “Rustaq Wildlife Reserve in the Governorate of Batinah South” is hereby established, and the area, of which the dimensions are specified in the attached annex and map, is hereby designated to it.

Article II

The Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs shall issue the regulations and decisions for implementing this decree in coordination with the concerned ministries and bodies, provided they include the manner for managing the reserve, rules governing public entry, prescribed fees, timing of visits, permitted activities, banned activities, and appropriate administrative penalties in each case.

Article III

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

Issued on: 2 Ramadan 1440
Corresponding to: 8 May 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1292 issued on 12 May 2019.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Banking Law promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2000,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A centre named “Oman Credit and Financial Information Centre” is hereby established subordinate to the Central Bank of Oman, and it shall be governed by the provisions of the attached system.

Article II

Oman Credit and Financial Information Centre shall enjoy legal personality, as well as financial and administrative independence to undertake its work.

Article III

All assets, data, and their systems in the Banking Credit Information Statistics Directorate of the Central Bank of Oman shall be transferred to Oman Credit and Financial Information Centre.

Article IV

The board of governors of the Central Bank of Oman shall issue the regulations and decisions necessary for implementing the provisions of this decree and attached system, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force in the Central Bank of Oman shall continue to operate in regard to that which is not governed by a special text in this decree and the attached system, and to the degree that they do not contradict with their provisions.

Article V

All that is contrary to this decree, and the attached system, or is in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.  

Article VI

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

Issued on: 2 Ramadan 1440
Corresponding to: 8 May 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1292 issued on 12 May 2019.

Consolidated Text Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

the National Heritage Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/80,

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

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached Cultural Heritage Law shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Culture and Heritage shall issue the executive regulation of this law within one year from the date of its entry into force, as well as the decisions necessary for implementing its provisions, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force shall continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article III

The National Heritage Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/80 is hereby repealed, as well as every provision contrary to this law or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 26 Sha’ban 1440
Corresponding to: 2 May 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1291 issued on 5 May 2019.