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Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law of Public Notaries promulgated by Royal Decree 40/2003,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments of the aforementioned Law of Public Notaries 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All that is contrary to the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.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: 28 Dhu Al-Qa'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 28 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1448 issued on 3 July 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Law of the Financial System of the Diwan of Royal Court promulgated by Royal Decree 128/91,

the Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Employees of the Diwan of Royal Court promulgated by Royal Decree 86/96,

the Law concerning the Employee System of the Diwan of Royal Court promulgated by Royal Decree 97/97,

Royal Decree 44/2004 concerning the Adoption of the Organisational Structure of the Royal Court Affairs and the Powers of the Secretary General Relating to Its Administrative Divisions,

Royal Decree 27/2012 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Royal Court Affairs,

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 organisational structure of the Royal Court Affairs is hereby approved in accordance with the attached annex.

Article II

The Secretary General of the Royal Court Affairs shall carry out the powers prescribed to the minister in the aforementioned Law of the Financial System of the Diwan of Royal Court, the Law on Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Omani Employees of the Diwan of Royal Court, and the Law concerning the Employee System of the Diwan of Royal Court, and any other laws in regard to the administrative divisions subordinate to the Royal Court Affairs.

Article III

The aforementioned Royal Decrees 44/2004 and 27/2012 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 20 Dhu Al-Qa'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 20 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1447 issued on 26 June 2022.

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

Issued on: 16 Dhu Al-Qa'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 16 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1446 issued on 19 June 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Capital Market Law promulgated by Royal Decree 80/98,

and the Commercial Companies Law promulgated by Royal Decree 18/2019,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached Securities Law shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Authority shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law within one year from its date of entry into force, and shall issue the decisions necessary for the implementation of its provisions. Until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions shall 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 within 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force, and it is permitted to extend it for an additional period of 6 (six) months by a decision by the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Authority.

Article IV

The provisions of the aforementioned Capital Market Law are hereby be repealed, with the exception of articles 46 to 58. All that is contrary to this decree or the attached law, or in conflict with their provisions, are also hereby repealed.

Article V

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 Dhu Al-Qa 'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 16 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1446 issued on 19 June 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Municipal Councils Law promulgated by Royal Decree 126/2020,

and the System of Governorates promulgated by Royal Decree 36/2022,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments of the aforementioned Municipal Councils Law shall be implemented.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree and 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 Dhu Al-Qa 'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 16 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1446 issued on 19 June 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

and Royal Decree 102/2020 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Interior and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

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 102/2020 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 16 Dhu Al-Qa 'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 16 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1446 issued on 19 June 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached System of Governorates shall apply.

Article II

The organisational structures of the governorates shall be adopted in accordance with the form attached to the System of Governorates, and the provisions of the aforementioned System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State shall apply in regard to the establishment, amendment, and abolishing of the administrative divisions in those organisational structures.

Article III

All files, records, archives, and holdings relating to the competences of the Ministry of Interior are hereby transferred to the ministry from the governorates of Muscat, Dhofar, and Musandam.

Article IV

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to the offices of walis in the governorates are hereby transferred to the governorates, each within its competence, from the Ministry of Interior, with the exception of the files, records, archives, weapons, cannons, and ammunition, which shall remain the property of the Ministry of Interior.

Article V

The employees of the Ministry of Interior working in the offices of walis shall be transferred with their same financial grades to the governorates each with its competence.

Article VI

The aforementioned Royal Decree 101/2020 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached system, or is in conflict with their provisions.

Article VII

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

Issued on: 16 Dhu Al-Qa 'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 16 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1446 issued on 19 June 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

the Law of the Administrative Court promulgated by Royal Decree 91/99,

the Public Prosecution Law promulgated by Royal Decree 92/99,

the Civil and Commercial Procedures Law promulgated by Royal Decree 29/2002,

Royal Decree 88/2008 regarding the Tribunal of the Conflict of Jurisdiction and Judgments,

Royal Decree 35/2010 Establishing the Higher Judicial Institute,

Royal Decree 25/2011 on the Independence of the Public Prosecution,

Royal Decree 9/2012 regarding the Supreme Judicial Council,

Royal Decree 10/2012 regarding the Governance of the Administration of Judicial Affairs,

Royal Decree 54/2012 Establishing a Secretariat General for the Council of Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 88/2020 Merging the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs into One Ministry Named the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A council named the “Supreme Judicial Council” is hereby established, it shall enjoy legal personality as well as financial and administrative independence, its headquarters shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and the provisions provided in the attached annex 1 shall apply in regard to it.

Article II

The general structure of the judiciary shall be adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Council of the Administrative Affairs of the Judiciary, the Administrative Court, and the Public Prosecution are hereby transferred to the Supreme Judicial Council.

Article IV

The Members of the Administrative Court shall be transferred with their same grades and employment status to the equivalent judicial positions stipulated in the aforementioned Judicial Authority Law, and the same law shall apply to them in regard to all matters relating to their employment and retirement affairs.

Article V

The employees of the Secretariat General of the Council of Administrative Affairs of the Judiciary, the Administrative Court, and the Public Prosecution shall be transferred to the Supreme Judicial Council with their same financial grades.

Article VI

The Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council shall issue the regulations and decisions necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this decree, and until they are issued the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not conflict with its provisions. The deputy chairman of the council shall undertake all the necessary legal procedures to amend the laws and royal decrees relating to the judiciary in compliance with the provisions of this decree within a period not exceeding a year from the date of the entry into force of this decree, and it is permitted to renew it for one period by the approval of the Sultan.

Article VII

The phrases “Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs” and “Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs” are hereby replaced whenever they occur in the aforementioned Royal Decree 35/2010 and the system attached to it with the phrases “Supreme Judicial Council” and “Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council”.

Article VIII

The phrases “Administrative Court” and “President of the Administrative Court” are hereby replaced wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees with the phrases “Primary Administrative Circuit” or “Appeal Administrative Circuit” and “President of the Primary Administrative Circuit” and “President of the Appeal Administrative Circuit”, as required by the context.

The job titles of the Members of the Administrative Court are also hereby replaced wherever they occur in laws and royal decrees with the positions equivalent to them in the Judicial Authority Law, and the phrase “Law of the Administrative Court” is hereby replaced wherever it occurs in laws and royal decrees with the phrase “Administrative Procedure Law”.

Article IX

The provisions of the aforementioned Law of the Administrative Court are hereby repealed, with the exception of articles 3 to 23 and articles 25 and 107 in regard to judicial fees. In regard to matters not covered by these articles, the provisions of the Civil and Commercial Procedures Law shall apply to administrative disputes including the mechanisms for annulment contestations. The aforementioned Royal Decrees 88/2008, 25/2011, 9/2012, 10/2012, and 54/2012, as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached annexes, or in conflict with their provisions, are hereby repealed.

Article X

In exception to the provisions of this decree, the Tribunal of the Conflict of Jurisdiction and Judgments shall continue to examine lawsuits filed before it prior to the promulgation of this decree and until the issuance of their judgments.

Article XI

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

Issued on: 16 Dhu Al-Qa 'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 16 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1446 issued on 19 June 2022.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 84/2020 regarding the Secretariat General of the Tender Board,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Annexes 1 and 2 attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 84/2020 are hereby replaced with the attached annexes.

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: 6 Dhu Al-Qa'dah 1443
Corresponding to: 6 June 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1445 issued on 12 June 2022.

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: 29 Shawwal 1443
Corresponding to: 30 May 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1444 issued on 5 June 2022.