Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Those named in the attached list are hereby appointed Supreme Court Judges.

Article II

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

Issued on: 1 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 3 November 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Police Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/90,

the Cybercrime Law promulgated by Royal Decree 12/2011,

the Statistics and Information Law promulgated by Royal Decree 55/2019,

and Royal Decree 51/2024 Establishing the National Records Centre and Determining Its Competences,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached National Records Law hereby applies.

Article II

The Inspector General of Police and Customs shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law after the approval of the Council of Ministers, and until it is issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with the provisions of the attached law.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 1 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 3 November 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Police Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/90,

Royal Decree 15/2015 Conducting the Electronic Census of the Population, Housing, and Establishments for the Year 2020,

the Statistics and Information Law promulgated by Royal Decree 55/2019,

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 directorate general is hereby established within the organisational structure of the Royal Oman Police named the “National Records Centre”.

Article II

The competences of the National Records Centre are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings for national records are hereby transferred to the National Records Centre from the Electronic Census of the Population, Housing, and Establishments for the Year 2020 Project.

Article IV

The employees of the Electronic Census of the Population, Residences, and Establishments for the Year 2020 Project are hereby transferred to the National Records Centre with financial grades equivalent to their salaries.

Article V

The Inspector General of Police and Customs shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions to implement the provisions of this decree.

Article VI

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

Article VII

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

Issued on: 1 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446
Corresponding to: 3 November 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby granted to those named in the attached list.

Article II

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

Issued on: 20 Rabi Al-Akhir 1446
Corresponding to: 24 October 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1568 issued on 27 October 2024.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic, Special, and Service Passports signed in Muscat on 26 June 2024,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 12 Rabi Al-Akhir 1446
Corresponding to: 16 October 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Law of the Bank Deposit Insurance System promulgated by Royal Decree 9/95,

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

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Bank Deposit Protection Law hereby apply.

Article II

All the assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Bank Deposit Insurance System stipulated in the aforementioned Law of the Bank Deposit Insurance System promulgated by Royal Decree 9/95 are hereby transferred to the Insurance Fund for Deposit Protection in Conventional Licensed Establishments established by virtue of the attached law.

Article III

The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law and the necessary decisions for implementing its provisions, and until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with the provisions of the attached law.

Article IV

The aforementioned Law of the Bank Deposit Insurance System promulgated by Royal Decree 9/95 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions.

Article V

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

Issued on: 12 Rabi Al-Akhir 1446
Corresponding to: 16 October 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control promulgated Royal Decree 114/2001,

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

Royal Decree 67/2003 Applying the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

the Veterinary Quarantine Law promulgated by Royal Decree 45/2004,

the Agricultural Quarantine Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/2004,

Royal Decree 117/2007 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,

the Animal Welfare Law promulgated by Royal Decree 21/2017,

and Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Law Regulating Wildlife Trade hereby apply.

Article II

The President of the Environment Authority shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law and shall also issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing its provisions, and until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with the provisions of the attached law.

Article III

Those addressed by the provisions of this law shall rectify their status in accordance with its provisions within 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force.

Article IV

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article V

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

Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Akhir 1446
Corresponding to: 15 October 2024

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman