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,

the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

and the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Petrogas Kahil LLC for Block 55 signed on 12 December 2013,

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: 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1435
Corresponding to: 13 February 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1047 issued on 16 February 2014.

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 Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

and the Petroleum Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Total Exploration and Production Oman Petroleum BV for Block 41 signed on 12 December 2013,

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: 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1435
Corresponding to: 13 February 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1047 issued on 16 February 2014.

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 Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

Royal Decree 48/2012 Establishing the Education Council and Issuing Its System,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Dr Saeed bin Hamad bin Saeed Al-Rubaie is hereby appointed Secretary General of the Education Council 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: 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1435
Corresponding to: 3 February 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1046 issued on 9 February 2014.

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 Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Najim bin Sulaiman bin Najim Al-Abri, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the European Union and the European Commission.

Article II

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

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1435
Corresponding to: 3 February 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1046 issued on 9 February 2014.

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 Civil Service Law promulgated by Royal Decree 120/2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Dr Khalid bin Mohammed bin Marhoon Al-Azri is hereby appointed an advisor in the Ministry of Higher Education with his same grade and financial entitlements.

Article II

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

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1435
Corresponding to: 3 February 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1046 issued on 9 February 2014.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 1046 issued on 9 February 2014.

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 in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Mohammed bin Nasser bin Mohammed Al-Rasbi is hereby appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence with the rank of minister.

Article II

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

Issued on: 14 Rabi Al-Thani 1435
Corresponding to: 16 February 2014

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1043 issued on 19 January 2014.

Arabic Auto Translate

Published in Official Gazette 1043 issued on 19 January 2014.

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 in pursuanceof  public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Immunity prescribed by the legislator for certain state employees and elected or appointed members of councils means a set of guarantees and privileges prescribed to them by virtue of their status, not of their person, for the purpose of enabling them to carry out the duties of their positions or to perform the public service entrusted to them. It is not a personal privilege intended to exempt them from responsibility without justification.

Article  II

The scope of the immunity prescribed to the categories referred to in article I of this decree is limited to the statements and actions made by them due to or in connection with their competences, and within the limits prescribed to them geographically, temporally, and occupationally.

Article  III

An employee or an elected or appointed member of a council shall not abuse the immunity prescribed to him by virtue of his status. He also shall not exploit it for purposes other than those prescribed for it. In the event of a violation of the foregoing, the entity or council to which the employee or member belongs shall comply with the request of the Public Prosecution regarding the lifting of his immunity and shall grant permission to initiate the public lawsuit and to take criminal investigation procedures culminating in his exoneration or the preparation of a trial against him.

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: 7 Rabi Al-Awwal 1435 Corresponding to: 9 January 2014   

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1042 issued on 12 January 2014.