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Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96, 

and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014, 

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

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: 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1440
Corresponding to: 11 November 2018

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1268 issued on 18 November 2018.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Land Law promulgated by Royal Decree 5/80,

the System for Apartments and Floors Ownership promulgated by Royal Decree 48/89,

the System of the Real Estate Register promulgated by Royal Decree 2/98,

the Banking Law promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2000,

and the System of Ownership of Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Integrated Tourism Complexes promulgated by Royal Decree 12/2006,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached System of Escrow Account for Real Estate Development Projects shall apply.

Article II

The Minister of Housing—after coordination with the Ministry of Tourism and the Central Bank of Oman—shall issue the regulation and decisions necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this system.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after 6 (six) months from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1440
Corresponding to: 11 November 2018

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1268 issued on 18 November 2018.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Land Law promulgated by Royal Decree 5/80,

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

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

Royal Decree 21/2004 Regulating the Ownership of Real Estate by the Nationals of the States of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in Member States, 

Royal Decree 12/2006 regarding the System for the Ownership of Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Integrated Tourism Complexes, 

and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached law shall apply in regard to the prohibition of the ownership of land and real estate by non-Omanis in certain places.

Article II

The Minister of Housing shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached law after coordination with the competent bodies, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with 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 on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1440
Corresponding to: 11 November 2018

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in the attachment to Official Gazette 1268 issued on 18 November 2018.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) done in Geneva on 14 November 1975,

and after presentation to Majlis Al-Shura,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the aforementioned Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

The Sultanate hereby makes a reservation to paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of article 57 of the aforementioned convention related to arbitration.

Article III

The competent bodies shall take the measures for accession to the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions, taking into consideration the reservation of the Sultanate stipulated in article II above.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 20 Safar 1440
Corresponding to: 29 October 2018

 Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1267 issued on 4 November 2018.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Foreign Capital Investment Law promulgated by Royal Decree 102/94,

and the System of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development promulgated by Royal Decree 35/2012,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to Royal Decree 35/2012 Issuing the System of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development 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: 8 Safar 1440
Corresponding to: 17 October 2018

 Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1265 issued on 21 October 2018.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit promulgated by Royal Decree 64/78,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for developing Darrah and Tibat villages in the Wilayat of Bukha in the Governorate of Musandam—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

Competent bodies may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the aforementioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 12 Shawwal 1439
Corresponding to: 26 June 2018

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1250 issued on 1 July 2018.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

Royal Decree 55/93 Regarding the Systems of Education Institutes of the Ministry of Health,

Royal Decree 48/2012 Establishing the Education Council and Issuing Its System,

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

and Royal Decree 36/2014 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Health and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A university college of health sciences named the "Oman College of Health Sciences", and a higher institute of health specialties named the "Higher Institute of Health Specialties" are hereby established, both subordinate to the Ministry of Health, and governed by the provisions of the attached system.

Article II

The Oman College of Health Sciences and the Higher Institute of Health Specialties have legal personality and enjoy financial and administrative independence. Their headquarters shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and branches for them may be established in other governorates, after approval by the Education Council and the concerned bodies.

Article III

Competences, allocations, assets, rights, and records for each of: the Institute of Health Sciences, the Oman Assistant Pharmacy Institute, the Oman Institute of Public Health, the Oman Nursing Institute, the Oman Institute for Health Information Management, and the nursing institutes of the Ministry of Health in the governorates are hereby transferred to the Oman College of Health Sciences. The nursing institutes of the Ministry of Health in the governorates are hereby made branches for the college.

Article IV

Competences, allocations, assets, rights, and records of the Oman Specialised Nursing Institute of the Ministry of Health are hereby transferred to the Higher Institute of Health Specialties.

Article V

Administrative employees of the institutes mentioned in articles III and IV of this decree are hereby transferred to the Oman College of Health Sciences and the Higher Institute of Health Specialties with the same financial grades, and the provisions of the Civil Service Law shall apply to them. Faculty employees in these institutes are also transferred with the same financial grades.

Article VI

The grades, salaries, allowances, and periodic increments due to faculty employees at the college and the institute are determined in accordance with table 5 of the attached Annex 2 to the aforementioned Royal Decree 33/2013.

Article VII

The Oman College of Health Sciences and the Higher Institute of Health Specialties shall be subject to the laws, royal decrees, and regulations governing higher education in regard to that which is not governed by a special text in this decree and the system attached to it.

Article VIII

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Oman College of Health Sciences and the Higher Institute of Health Specialties shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of this decree and the attached system, and until they are issued, the provisions of the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with their provisions.

Article IX

The aforementioned Royal Decree 55/93 is hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached system, or in conflict with their provisions.

Article X

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

Issued on: 21 Ramadan 1439
Corresponding to: 6 June 2018

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1247 issued on 10 June 2018.