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Ministry of Interior: Ministerial Decision 222/2022 Naming the Members of the Municipal Councils for the Third Term

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

the Executive Regulation of the Municipal Councils Law issued by Ministerial Decision 44/2022,

the Governance Regulation of the Elections of the Members of the Municipal Council issued by Ministerial Decision 92/2022,

the Statement on the Final Results for Elections of Members of the Municipal Councils for the Third Term Issued on 25 December 2022,

and the coordination with the competent entities,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The municipal councils for the third term are hereby composed in the governorates of the Sultanate of Oman in accordance with the attached lists as of 1 January 2023.

Article II

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Issued on: 3 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1444
Corresponding to: 27 December 2022

Hamoud bin Faisal Al-Busaidi
Minister of Interior

Published in Official Gazette 1474 issued on 1 January 2023.


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Ministry of Interior: Statement on the Final Results for Elections of Members of the Municipal Councils for the Third Term 2022

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

and the Governance Regulation of the Elections of the Members of the Municipal Council issued by Ministerial Decision 92/2022,

and the Note of the Primary Committee for the Election of the Members of the Municipal Councils for the Third Term dated 1 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1444, corresponding to 25 December 2022 regarding the Final Results of the Elections,

the following statement is hereby declared:

With the blessing of Allah, the Final Results of the Elections of the Members of the Municipal Councils for the Third Term resulted in the following winning the membership of the municipal councils for the third term:


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Ministry of Heritage and Tourism: Ministerial Decision 334/2022 Determining the Fees for Visiting Forts, Castles, Historic Monuments, Tourist Centres, and World Heritage Sites

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Based on the Financial Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/98,

the Tourism Law promulgated by Royal Decree 33/2002,

the Cultural Heritage Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2019,

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,

Ministerial Decision 209/99 Imposing a Fee for Visiting Some Forts, Castles, and Museums,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The fees for visiting forts, castles, historic monuments, tourist centres, and world heritage sites are hereby determined in accordance with the annex attached to this decision.

Article II

Forts and castles that the private sector has invested in are hereby exempted from this decision.

Article III

Official government delegations and school trips organised by educational institutions are hereby exempted from the payment of the fees stipulated in article I of this decision.

Article IV

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 209/99 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision or in conflict with its provisions.

Article V

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

Issued on: 2 Jumada Al-Thani 1444
Corresponding to: 26 December 2022

Salim bin Mohammed Al-Mahruqi
Minister of Heritage and Tourism

Published in Official Gazette 1476 issued on 15 January 2023.


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Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning: Ministerial Decision 244/2022 Issuing the Regulation on the Supervision of Real Estate Brokerage Offices and Firms and Real Estate Developers regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing

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Based on the Law Regulating Brokerage in Real Estate promulgated by Royal Decree 78/86,

the Law of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing Law promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2016,

the System of Escrow Account for Real Estate Development Projects promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2018,

Royal Decree 93/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Housing to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

the Regulation of the Procedures for the Implementation of Security Council Decisions of the United Nations Issued under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter on the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism and Its Financing, and the Prevention, Suppression and Disruption of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Its Financing issued by Decision 1/2021,

and the Regulation of the Supervision of Real Estate Brokerage Offices and Firms and Real Estate Developers regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing issued by Ministerial Decision 113/2021,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The attached Regulation of the Supervision of Real Estate Brokerage Offices and Firms and Real Estate Developers regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing shall apply.

Article II

Real estate brokerage offices and firms and real estate developers shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within a period not exceeding one month from the date of its entry into force.

Article III

The aforementioned decision 113/2021 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 1 Jumada Al-Thani 1444
Corresponding to: 25 December 2022

Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al-Shuaili
Minister of Housing and Urban Planning

Published in Official Gazette 1473 issued on 25 December 2022.


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Royal Decree 95/2022 Establishing the Medical City for Military and Security Services and Promulgating Its System

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 33/2013 regarding the Medical and Allied Health Professions in Government Medical Establishments (Civil and Military),

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 medical city named the "Medical City for Military and Security Services" is hereby established. It shall have legal personality, shall enjoy financial and administrative independence, and shall be governed by the provisions of the attached system.

Article II

The headquarters of the Medical City for Military and Security Services shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and it is permitted to establish branches of it in other governorates by a decision by the board of directors of the city.

Article III

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings relating to medical services in each of: the Royal Office, the Ministry of Defence, Royal Oman Police, Royal Court Affairs, Internal Security Service, Royal Guard of Oman, and the Sultan's Special Force are hereby transferred to the Medical City for Military and Security Services. Those occupying medical and allied health posts and other employees working in the medical services in the aforementioned entities are hereby transferred to the Medical City for Military and Security Services with their same ranks, grades, and financial allocations.

The implementation of the provisions of this article shall be in accordance with the mechanism and controls prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Medical City of Military and Security Services, after coordination with the heads and commanders of units in the military and security services.

Article IV

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Medical City for Military and Security Services shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of this decree and the attached system, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force in the entities stipulated in article III of this decree continue to operate in regard to matters not governed by a special text in this decree or the attached system, and to the degree that they do not contradict with their provisions.

Article V

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

Article VI

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

Issued on: 28 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 22 December 2022

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman


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Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion: Ministerial Decision 621/2022 Issuing the Regulation on the Supervision of Accounting and Auditing Offices and Firms and Precious Metals and Valuable Gemstones Establishments and Firms regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing

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Based on the Law Regulating the Accounting and Auditing Profession promulgated by Royal Decree 77/86,

the Law on the Control of Precious Metals promulgated by Royal Decree 109/2000,

the Law of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2016,

Royal Decree 97/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

the Regulation on the Procedures for Implementing the Security Council Resolutions Issued under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations on the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism and Its Financing and on the Prevention, Suppression, and Obstruction of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Its Financing issued by Decision 1/2021,

and Ministerial Decision 198/2021 Issuing the Regulation on the Supervision of Accountants, Auditors, Accounting and Auditing Offices and Firms and Precious Metals and Valuable Gemstones Establishments and Firms regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The attached Regulation on the Supervision of Accounting and Auditing Offices and Firms and Precious Metals and Valuable Gemstones Establishments and Firms regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing shall apply.

Article II

Accounting and auditing offices and firms and precious metals and valuable gemstones establishments and firms shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within one month from the date of its entry into force.

Article III

The aforementioned decision 198/2021 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 28 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 22 December 2022

Qais bin Mohammed bin Moosa Al-Yousef
Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion

Published in Official Gazette 1473 issued on 25 December 2022.


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Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs: Ministerial Decision 130/2022 Issuing the Regulation on the Supervision of Lawyers, Law Offices, and Civil Law Firms regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing

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Based on 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,

the Advocacy Law promulgated by Royal Decree 108/96,

the Law of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2016,

and Ministerial Decision 25/2021 Issuing the Regulation of the Supervision of Lawyers, Law Offices, and Civil Law Firms regarding Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the supervision of lawyers, law offices, and civil law firms regarding anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

Article II

Law offices and civil law firms shall rectify their status in accordance with the provisions of the attached regulation within a period not exceeding 3 (three) months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Article III

The aforementioned decision 25/2021 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 28 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 22 December 2022

Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said Al-Saidi
Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs

Published in Official Gazette 1473 issued on 25 December 2022.


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Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs: Ministerial Decision 129/2022 Conferring Enforcement Status on Some Officials of the Tax Authority

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Based on the System for the Collection of Taxes, Fees, and Other Amounts Due to Units of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 32/94,

the Criminal Procedures Law promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99,

the Income Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 28/2009,

the Excise Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 23/2019,

and the Value Added Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 121/2020,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

Those occupying the positions provided in the attached schedule in the Tax Authority are hereby conferred–each within the scope of his competence—judicial enforcement status in the application of the provisions of the aforementioned System for the Collection of Taxes, Fees, and Other Amounts Due to Units of the Administrative Apparatus of the State, the aforementioned Income Tax Law, the aforementioned Excise Tax Law, the aforementioned Value Added Tax Law, and the regulations and decisions issued in the implementation of their provisions.

Article II

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

Issued on: 28 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to 22 December 2022

Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said Al-Saidi,
Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs

Published in Official Gazette 1473 issued on 25 December 2022.


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National Committee for Counter-Terrorism: Decision 1/2022 Issuing the Regulation of the Procedures for the Implementation of Security Council Resolutions Issued under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter on the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism and Its Financing, and the Prevention, Suppression, and Obstruction of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Financing

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Based on the Criminal Procedures Law promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99,

the Law on Combating Terrorism promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2007,

the Law of Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorist Financing promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2016,

and the Decision of the National Committee for Counter-terrorism 1/2021 issuing the Regulation of the Procedures for the Implementation of Security Council Resolutions Issued under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter on the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism and Its Financing, and the Prevention, Suppression, and Obstruction of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Financing,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The procedures for the implementation of Security Council resolutions issued under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter on the prevention and suppression of terrorism and its financing and the prevention, suppression, and obstruction of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their financing shall be governed by the provisions of the attached regulation.

Article II

The aforementioned Decision 1/2021 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision and the attached regulation or in conflict with their 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: 28 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 22 December 2022

Major General Sulaiman bin Khalid Al-Zakwani
Chairman of the National Committee for Counter-terrorism

Published in Official Gazette 1473 issued on 25 December 2022.


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Ministry of Labour: Ministerial Decision 479/2022 Amending Some Provisions of the Governance Regulation of the Electoral Committees of the General Federation for the Workers of the Sultanate of Oman

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

the Governance Regulation of the Electoral Committees for the General Federation for Workers of the Sultanate of Oman issued by Ministerial Decision 413/2018,

and Ministerial Decision 500/2018 regarding the System for the Formation, Registration, and Work of Labour Unions, Labour Federations, and the General Federation for Workers of the Sultanate of Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article II of the aforementioned decision 413/2018 is hereby replaced with the following text:

The primary committee for the elections of the members of the Board of Directors of the General Federation for Workers in the Sultanate of Oman shall set the draft budget for the electoral process, which shall be presented to the Minister of Labour for approval.

Article II

The attached amendments are hereby implemented to the aforementioned Governance Regulation of the Electoral Committees for the General Federation for Workers of the Sultanate of Oman.

Article III

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

Article IV

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

Issued on: 27 Jumada Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 21 December 2022

Dr Mahad bin Said bin Ali Baowain
Minister of Labour

Published in Official Gazette 1473 issued on 25 December 2022.


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