Ministerial Decisions
Ministry of Manpower
Decision No. 611/2012
Dissolves the trade union of the employees of Sojex Oman due to its failure to appoint sufficient members for the General Assembly.
Promulgated on 10 November 2012 Effective on promulgation
Ministry of Manpower
Decision No. 612/2012
Dissolves the trade union of the employees of Gulf Air due to its liquidation.
Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 2/2013
Establishes the National Defence College and issues its by-laws.
Promulgated on 8 January 2013 Effective from day following publication
Sultani Decree No. 3/2013
Establishes the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Emergency Services.
Promulgated on 8 January 2013 Effective from day following publication
Sultani Decree No. 4/2013
Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 39/2016
Enacting the Law on the continued validity of the licences of foreign accountancy and audit firms and the exemption of Omani owners of such firms from the full time requirement.
The Law extends the validity of the licences and the exemption up to 31/12/2017 renewable by a decision from the Ministers Council.
Issued on 18 August 2016. Effective from the day after the date of publication.
Sultani Decree No. 40/2016
Ministerial Decisions
Ministerial Decision No. 212/2016 Issuing the Regulations on cultural initiatives Issued on 5 December 2016. Effective from the day after its publication date
Ministerial Decision No. 238/2016 Determining the fees for enrolment in the table of lawyers Issued on 1 December 2016. Effective from the day after its publication date
Royal Orders Conferring Honours
Order conferring the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Science, Arts and Literature (First Class) to HE Dr. Hamadoun Touré, former Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in recognition of his efforts in the service of the ITU and the achievement of its objectives. Issued on 7 December 2016.
Ministerial Decisions
Ministerial Decisions
Ministerial Decision No. 261/2016 Amending Ministerial Decision No. 1020/2009 (on rights of audience for Omani and non-Omani lawyers). This decision extends the period within which non-Omani lawyers may have a right of audience before the Appeal Courts and Supreme Court to 31 December 2020. Issued on 22 December 2016. Effective from 1 January 2017
Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 19/2012
Appoints HE Liyutha bint Sultan bin Ahmed Al Mughairi – the Omani delegate at the United Nations in New York – as non-residential ambassador to the Republic of Cuba and the Republic of Venezuela.
Promulgated on 31 March 2012.
Effective on promulgation.
Sultani Decree No. 20/2012
Promotes Salim bin Said bin Salim Al Rahbi to the position of Supreme Court judge.
Promulgated on 31 March 2012.
Effective on promulgation.
Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 37/2012
Appoints the new Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman, naming Dr Ali bin Mohammed bin Moosa as Deputy Chairman.
Promulgated on 18 June 2012. Effective from 11 June 2012.
Sultani Decree No. 38/2012
Grants Omani citizenship to the named individuals.
Promulgated on 18 June 2012. Effective on promulgation.
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The GCC Quarterly Review briefly summarises a selection of the major developments in the laws of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) in the third quarter of 2018, with links to further reading, where available.