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Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 54/2010 Establishing the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority,

Royal Decree 78/2013 Issuing the Unified Grades and Salaries Schedule for Omani Civil Employees of the State,

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

and Royal Decree 79/2020 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Oman Academic Accreditation Authority” is hereby amended to the “ Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.”

Article II

The competences of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education is hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.

Article III

The organisational structure of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article IV

The Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall be subordinate to the Council of Ministers.

Article V

The headquarters of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and it is permitted by a decision of the board of directors to establish branches in other governorates.

Article VI

The Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall have an executive president with the special grade appointed by royal decree.

Article VII

Public and private schools, public and private higher education institutions, and other concerned bodies shall adhere to the systems, standards, and procedures of academic accreditation and education quality assurance set by the authority. They shall also provide the authority with the data and statistics it deems necessary to exercise its competences.

Article VIII

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Directorate General of School Evaluation in the Ministry of Education are hereby transferred to the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.

Article IX

The employees of the Directorate General of School Evaluation in the Ministry of Education are hereby transferred to the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education with their same financial grades, in accordance with the coordination between the executive president of the authority and the Minister of Education.

Article X

The phrase “Oman Academic Accreditation Authority” wherever it occurs in laws and royal decrees is hereby replaced with the phrase “Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.”

Article XI

Employment and financial regulations and decisions in force in the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall continue to operate until the Unified Civil Service Law is promulgated.

Article XII

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing 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 contradict with the provisions of this decree.

Article XIII

The System of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 54/2010 is hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached annexes, or in conflict with their provisions.

Article XIV

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

Issued on: 29 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 13 January 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1375 issued on 17 January 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2002,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A Class I Licence is hereby granted to Oman Future Communications Company to provide basic mobile public telecommunications services in accordance with the provisions of the attached licence.

Article II

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

Issued on: 21 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 5 January 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1374 issued on 10 January 2021.

Arabic 

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Financial Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/98,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The General Budget of the State for Fiscal Year 2021 is hereby ratified in accordance with the attached schedules.

Article II

All units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons shall implement the provisions of this decree each within its competence.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 January 2021.

Issued on: 17 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 1 January 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1373 issued on 3 January 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Economic Development Law of the Year 1975,

and Royal Decree 94/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Economy and Determining Its Competences,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Tenth Five-Year Development Plan 2021-2025, the objectives of which are outlined in the attached annex 1, is hereby adopted.

Article II

The Tenth Five-Year Development Plan shall be implemented in accordance with its financial framework as outlined in the attached annex 2 on the basis of the fiscal balance plan issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Article III

The national economy strategic directives for the plan outlined in the attached annex 3 are hereby adopted.

Article IV

The projects of the plan shall be adopted in accordance with the plan projects general directives set out in the attached annex 4.

Article V

The Ministry of Economy shall publish details of the plan in reports for this purpose.

Article VI

All units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons shall implement the Tenth Five-Year Development Plan, without prejudice to the provisions of the applicable laws and systems.

Article VII

The Ministry of Economy shall issue a volume for strategic programs for the plan during the first quarter of 2021, provided that the projects of the first year of the plan are identified in coordination between the Ministry of Economy and concerned bodies.

Article VIII

The Ministry of Economy shall conduct a periodic evaluation of the plan in light of local, regional, and global developments.

Article IX

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 January 2021.

Issued on: 17 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 1 January 2021 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1373 issued on 3 January 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article I 

Those named in the attached list are hereby appointed judges to the Supreme Court.

Article II 

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

Issued on: 7 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 22 December 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1372 issued on 27 December 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 33/74 regarding Companies Established by Royal Decree,

the Oil and Gas Law promulgated by Royal Decree 8/2011,

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

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A closed Omani joint stock company is hereby established in accordance with the provisions of this decree and the attached annex named Energy Development Oman SAOC.

Article II

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

Issued on: 17 Rabi Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 3 December 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1369 issued on 6 December 2020.

Consolidated Text 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 116/2011,

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

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 provisions of the attached Municipal Councils Law shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Interior shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached law, 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 Municipal Councils 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 on the day following the date of its publication, with the exception of article 8 clause “Second” and article 15 of the attached law, which come into force starting from the first elections held to form municipal councils in accordance with the provisions of this law.

Issued on: 26 Rabi Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 12 November 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1367 issued on 22 November 2020.