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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 2/2008 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Oil and Gas and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, 

Royal Decree 49/2014 Establishing the Public Authority for Mining and Issuing Its System, 

Royal Decree 40/2018 Assigning Some Competences, 

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 of the “Ministry of Oil and Gas” is hereby amended to the “Ministry of Energy and Minerals” and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Public Authority for Mining are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals.

Article IV

The employees of the Public Authority for Mining are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrases “Ministry of Oil and Gas” and “Public Authority for Mining” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Energy and Minerals.”

The phrases “Minister of Oil and Gas”; “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Mining”; and “Executive President of the Public Authority for Mining” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees are hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Energy and Minerals.”

Article VI

The Public Authority for Mining is hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions is hereby repealed.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: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan 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 19/2008 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Transport and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 63/2019 Establishing the Ministry of Technology and Communications,

Royal‌ ‌Decree‌ ‌64/2020‌ ‌Establishing‌ ‌the‌ ‌Cyber‌ ‌Defence‌ ‌Centre‌ ‌and‌ ‌Issuing‌ ‌Its‌ ‌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

A ministry named the “Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology” is hereby established and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1, and that is without prejudice to the aforementioned System of the Cyber‌ ‌Defence Centre.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Technology and Communications are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.

Article IV

The employees of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Technology and Communications are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrases “Ministry of Transport” and “Ministry of Technology and Communications” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to transport, communications, information technology, and the post are hereby replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.”

The phrases “Minister of Transport” and “Minister of Technology and Communications” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to transport, communications, information technology, and the post are hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology.”

Article VI

The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Technology and Communications are hereby abolished, and 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: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan 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 3/2003 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Interior, 

the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020, 

and Royal Decree 101/2020 Issuing the Governorates and Municipal Affairs System,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The competences of the Ministry of Interior are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Interior is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

The aforementioned Royal Decree 3/2003 is hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan 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 17/2002 Recomposing the Civil Service Council and Determining Its Competences,

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

Royal Decree 142/2008 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Civil Service and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Royal Decree 48/2016 Establishing the National Training Fund and Issuing Its System,

Royal Decree 22/2019 Establishing the National Centre for Employment and Issuing Its 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

A ministry named the “Ministry of Labour” is hereby established and its competences are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Labour is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of: the Civil Service Council, the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Civil Service, the National Training Fund, and the National Centre for Employment are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Labour.

Article IV

The employees of: the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Civil Service, the National Training Fund, and the National Centre for Employment are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Labour with their same financial grades.

Article V

The phrases “Civil Service Council”; “Ministry of Civil Service”; and “Ministry of Manpower” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to civil service and labour are hereby replaced with the phrase "Ministry of Labour."

The phrases “Chairman of the Civil Service Council”; “Minister of Civil Service”; and “Minister of Manpower” wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees relating to civil service and labour are also hereby replaced with the phrase “Minister of Labour.”

Article VI

The Civil Service Council, the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Civil Service, the National Training Fund, and the National Centre for Employment are hereby abolished, and 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: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 18 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

This item was repealed by Royal Decree 57/2025.

Consolidated Text Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Tender Law promulgated by Royal Decree 36/2008,

Royal Decree 116/2010 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Tender Board and Its Secretariat General,

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 Tender Board shall have a secretariat general that has legal personality and enjoys financial and administrative independence.

Article II

The Secretariat General of the Tender Board shall have a secretary general with the special grade appointed by royal decree.

Article III

The Secretary General of the Tender Board shall manage all the administrative and financial affairs of the Secretariat General, and shall represent it in its relations with others and before the courts. He shall have the authorities of the head of the unit stipulated in the laws and royal decrees applicable to the units of the administrative apparatus of the state.

Article IV

The competences of the Secretariat General of the Tender Board are hereby determined in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article V

The organisational structure of the Secretariat General of the Tender Board is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 2.

Article VI

The aforementioned Royal Decree 116/2010 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article VII

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

Issued on: 27 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 17 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

This item has been repealed by virtue of Royal Decree 52/2023.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Royal Decree 72/91,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached Employment Security System shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Social Insurance shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached system.

Article III

The provisions of the attached system are amended by a decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Social Insurance after the approval of the Council of Ministers.

Article IV

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

Article V

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 November 2020, with the exception of the following:

- Article 8 of the attached system comes into force on 1 January 2021.

- Article 12 of the attached system comes into force after a year from the date of entry into force of this decree.

Issued on: 27 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 17 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.

This item has been repealed by Royal Decree 10/2024.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 36/2014 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Health and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and the System of Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The organisational structure of the Ministry of Health is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached Annex 1.

Article II

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

Article III

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

Issued on: 22 Dhu Al-Hijja 1441Corresponding to: 12 August 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1353 issued on 19 August 2020.