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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 50/2021 Ratifying the Unified Agreement for Value Added Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Unified Agreement for Value Added Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf signed on 27 November 2016,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Unified Agreement for Value Added Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 26 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 7 July 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1399 issued on 11 July 2021.


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Royal Decree 51/2021 Ratifying the Unified Agreement for Excise Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Unified Agreement for Excise Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf signed on 27 November 2016,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Unified Agreement for Excise Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 26 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 7 July 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1399 issued on 11 July 2021.


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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Labour: Ministerial Decision 115/2021 regarding the Regulation of Part-Time Work

Arabic

Based on the Labour Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2003,

Royal Decree 89/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Labour, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Ministerial Decision 217/2016 regarding the System of Employing Juveniles and the Jobs and Professions in Which They May Be Employed,

and Ministerial Decision 40/2017 regarding the Regulation of Part-Time Work, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The attached provisions shall apply in regard to the regulation of part-time work.

Article II

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 40/2017 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision or in conflict with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 25 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 6 July 2021

Dr Mahad bin Said bin Ali Baowain
Minister of Labour

Published in Official Gazette 1399 issued on 11 July 2021.


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Intel

Fatwa Summary: MJLA Fatwa 212744737 (Oman Housing Bank VAT Exemption)

The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) held that the Oman Housing Bank, a government-owned enterprise under the Oman Investment Authority, is exempt from value added tax (VAT).


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Royal Decree 48/2021 Granting Omani Nationality

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: 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 24 June 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1397 issued on 27 June 2021.


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Royal Decree 47/2021 Promulgating the System of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences

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 76/2020 Establishing the University of Technology and Applied Sciences,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached system of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Council of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall issue the governance regulation of the university and the regulations and decisions necessary for implementing the attached system, 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 system.

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: 12 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 23 June 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1397 issued on 27 June 2021.


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Royal Decree 46/2021 Appointing Non-resident Ambassadors

2021/46 46/2021


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Royal Decree 45/2021 Amending Some Provisions of Takaful Insurance Law

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Takaful Insurance Law promulgated by Royal Decree 11/2016,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Takaful Insurance Law 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: 6 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 17 June 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1396 issued on 20 June 2021.


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Royal Decree 44/2021 Amending Some Provisions of the Insurance Companies Law

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Insurance Companies Law promulgated by Royal Decree 12/79,

and Royal Decree 90/2004 Transferring Insurance Competences from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to the Capital Market Authority,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Insurance Companies Law 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: 6 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442
Corresponding to: 17 June 2021 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1396 issued on 20 June 2021.


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Royal Decree 42/2021 on Granting Government Land

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate,

Royal Decree 88/82 Adopting the Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate,

and the Government Land Entitlement System promulgated by Royal Decree 81/84,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The grant of residential government lands shall be in accordance with the controls and conditions set out in the attached annex to this decree.

Article II

The grant of commercial, residential commercial, industrial, and agricultural government lands shall be by usufruct in accordance with the conditions and procedures stipulated in the aforementioned Royal Decree 5/81.

Article III

The controls and conditions stipulated in the attached annex to this decree shall apply to applications for the entitlement to residential government lands submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning prior to the implementation of the provisions of this decree.

The conditions and procedures stipulated in the aforementioned Royal Decree 5/81 shall also apply to applications for the entitlement to commercial, residential commercial, industrial, and agricultural government lands submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning prior to the implementation of the provisions of this decree.

Article IV

The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning shall issue the necessary decisions for implementing the provisions of this decree, and until they are issued, the existing decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article V

The Government Land Entitlement System promulgated by the aforementioned Royal Decree 81/84 is hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions.

Article VI

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

Issued on: 23 Ramadan 1442
Corresponding to: 6 May 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1391 issued on 9 May 2021.


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