Category: Royal Decree

The competences relating to the review of contracts are hereby assigned to the Secretariat General of the Tender Board by way of transfer from the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, which are as follows:

1. Reviewing draft standard model contracts prepared by units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons in the cases stipulated by law.

2. Reviewing draft contracts whose value exceeds 5,000,000 (five million) Rial Omani, and variation orders relating to them regardless of their value, before signing them and executing them by any unit of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons. Reviewing contracts other than standard model contracts includes the procedures prior to contracting.

Article II

The technical members and legal advisors of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs concerned with the review of contracts, and other employees of the ministry whose work relates to such review, are hereby transferred to the Secretariat General of the Tender Board with their same seniorities and financial grades. The stipends they receive that relate to the nature of their current positions remain with them in a personal capacity.

The transfer of those mentioned must be in accordance with the mechanism agreed upon between the Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs and the Secretary General of the Tender Board.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 16 Rabi Al-Thani 1445
Corresponding to: 31 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 72/2023 Amending Some Provisions of the System of the Police College

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Post date October 31, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 62/2000 Amending the Name of the Police Academy and Promulgating the System of the Police College,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned System of the Police College shall be implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

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: 16 Rabi Al-Thani 1445
Corresponding to: 31 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 71/2023 Promulgating the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit

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Post date October 31, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit promulgated by Royal Decree 64/78,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached law shall apply in regard to the expropriation for public benefit.

Article II

The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law after the approval of the Council of Ministers, and shall also issue 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 its provisions.

Article III

The aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached 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: 16 Rabi Al-Thani 1445
Corresponding to: 31 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 70/2023 Transferring and Appointing in the Diplomatic Corps

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Post date October 23, 2023

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, 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

The ambassadors named below are hereby transferred to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry:

1. Dr Said bin Mohammed bin Ali Al-Barami, Our ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.

2. Najeeb bin Yahya bin Zerouk Al-Balushi, Our Ambassador to the State of Qatar.

Article II

The following are hereby granted:

1. Minister Plenipotentiary Khalid bin Salim bin Ahmed Bamukhalif the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Kingdom of Morocco.

2. Counsellor Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Nasser Al-Araimi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the French Republic.

3. Counsellor Sayyida Wafa bint Jabr bin Nasser Al-Busaidiya the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

4. Counsellor Malallah bin Mahmoud bin Shaaban Al-Balushi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to Hungary.

5. Counsellor Sheikh Fahad bin Abdulrahman bin Ahmed Al-Ojaili the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

6. Counsellor Fahad bin Suleiman bin Khalaf Al-Kharusi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

7. Counsellor Nasra bint Salim bin Mohammed Al-Hashimiya the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Kenya.

8. Counsellor Saif bin Rashid bin Saif Al-Jahwari the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Turkey.

9. Counsellor Sayyid Ammar bin Abdullah bin Sultan Al-Busaidi the title of ambassador, and is hereby appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the State of Qatar.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Thani 1445 Corresponding to: 23 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 69/2023 Promulgating the Tourism Law

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Post date October 23, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Tourism Law promulgated by Royal Decree 33/2002,

and Royal Decree 91/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, 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 Tourism Law shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Heritage and Tourism 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 its provisions.

Article III

The aforementioned Tourism Law is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached law, 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 6 (six) months from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Thani 1445
Corresponding to: 23 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 68/2023 Promulgating the Public Debt Law

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Post date October 23, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 48/76 regarding the Signing of Foreign and Domestic Financial Transactions,

the Financial Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/98,

the Banking Law promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2000,

and the Securities Law promulgated by Royal Decree 46/2022,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Public Debt Law shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Finance 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 its provisions.

Article III

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

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: 8 Rabi Al-Thani 1445
Corresponding to: 23 October 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 67/2023 Ratifying the Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Belarus

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Post date September 24, 2023

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Belarus signed in Muscat on 25 July 2023,

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

Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Awwal 1445
Corresponding to: 24 September 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

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Royal Decree 64/2023 Reinstating Omani Nationality

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Post date September 21, 2023

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 reinstated to those named in the attached list.

Article II

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

Issued on: 5 Rabi Al-Awwal 1445
Corresponding to: 21 September 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1512 issued on 24 September 2023.

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Royal Decree 63/2023 Adding a Member to the Formation of the Supreme Judicial Council

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Post date September 14, 2023

Arabic We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State, and Royal Decree 35/2022 regarding the Governance of the Administration of Judicial Affairs, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Secretary General of the Supreme Judicial Council is hereby added to the formation of the Supreme Judicial Council stipulated in article 1 of annex 1 regarding the Supreme Judicial Council attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 35/2022.

Article II

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

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 28 Safar 1445 Corresponding to: 14 September 2023

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1511 issued on 17 September 2023.