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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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 6/89 regarding the Regulation of the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants of Residences and Commercial and Industrial Premises and the Registration of Their Lease Contracts,

the Law of Arbitration in Civil and Commercial Disputes promulgated by Royal Decree 47/97,

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

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

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

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

the Labour Law promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2003,

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

the Law of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions promulgated by Royal Decree 68/2008,

the Electronic Transactions Law promulgated by Royal Decree 69/2008,

Royal Decree 10/2012 Governing the Administration of Judicial Affairs,

and the Foreign Capital Investment Law promulgated by Royal Decree 50/2019,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached Law on the Simplification of Litigation Procedures regarding Some Disputes shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Council of the Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached law.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 3 (three) months from the date of its publication.

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.

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.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 67/2003 Applying the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached Value Added Tax Law shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Tax Authority shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law within a period not exceeding 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force, and he shall also issue the decisions necessary for implementing its provisions.

Article III

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 24 Safar 1442
Corresponding to: 12 October 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1362 issued on 18 October 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

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

Royal Decree 66/2019 Establishing the Tax Authority,

the System of the Tax Authority and the Adoption of Its Organisational Structure promulgated by Royal Decree 42/2020,

after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Income Tax Law shall be implemented.

Article II

The phrase “Minister of Finance” wherever it occurs in the aforementioned Royal Decree 28/2009 is hereby replaced with the phrase “Chairman of the Tax Authority.”

Article III

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

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 140 of the aforementioned Income Tax Law which comes into force from the tax year starting on 1 January 2020, or the tax years following it.

Issued on: 25 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 14 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1358 issued on 20 September 2020.

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: 12 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 1 September 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1356 issued on 6 September 2020.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) done in Geneva on 19 May 1956,

and the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) concerning the Electronic Consignment Note done in Geneva on 20 February 2008,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is hereby approved in the form attached, and the Sultanate declares that it is not bound by the provisions of article 47 of the aforementioned convention.

Article II

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) concerning the Electronic Consignment Note is hereby approved in the form attached, and the Sultanate declares that it is not bound by the provisions of article 11 of the aforementioned protocol.

Article III

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned convention and protocol in accordance with their provisions, subject to the reservations stipulated in article I and article II.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 12 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 1 September 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1356 issued on 6 September 2020.