Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 4/2016 Amending SD 47/2015
Appointing Members of the Majlis Al Dawla (State Council).
Issued on 28 January 2016. Effective as of the effective date of SD
47/2015.
Sultani Decree No. 5/2016 Assigning public
utility status to the project to develop the Ras Markaz area in
Duqm and join it to the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.
Issued on 28 January 2016. Effective on the day of enactment.
Sultani Decree No. 6/2016 Granting Omani
nationality. A list of 84 names is attached.
Issued on 28 January 2016.
Royal Orders Awarding Honours
Diwan of Royal Court
Sultani Decrees
Order issued on 9 November 2015 decorating a large number of Omani
servicemen.
Ministerial Decisions
Diwan of Royal Court
Ministerial Decision No. 7/2016
Replacing a member of the Muscat Municipal Council.
Issued on 19 January 2016. Effective the day after publication.
Ministry of Housing
Ministerial Decision No. 12/2016
Granting small and medium enterprises usufruct rights over
state-owned lands.
Issued on 24 January 2016. Effective the day after publication.
Ministerial Decision No. 13/2016
Amending some provisions of the Regulations on setting the rates
for granting, conveyancing and leasing Government land, the fees
for registration of the same and other associated fees, and the
price for selling maps, model contracts and forms (MD
145/2013).
Issued on 27 January 2016. Effective on 1 February 2016.
Ministry of Manpower
Ministerial Decision No. 10/2016
Forming a committee to discuss labour claims from entities
providing public services, Oil entities, petroleum refinery
entities and airports and defining its terms of reference.
Issued on 13 January 2016. Effective the day after publication.
Royal Omani Police
Decision No. 20/2016
Amending some provisions of the Executive Regulations of the
Foreigners' Residence Law (Decision 63/96).
Issued on 24 January 2016. Effective the day after publication.
Civil Service Council
Decision No. 1/2016
Amending some provisions of Decision 8/2011 Determining the posts
of a special nature that are exempted from the requirement to be
publicised upon appointment.
Issued on 17 January 2016. Effective the day after publication.
Decision No. 2/2016
Amending Decision 3/2007 Forming the Central Council for
Administrative Questioning and defining its conditions of
work.
Issued on 20 January 2016. Effective the day after publication.
Muscat Municipality
Decision No. 20/2016
Determining the fees for registering lease agreements (5% of the
total lease amount).
Issued on 28 January 2016. Effective on 1 February 2016.
Official Announcements
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Announcements concerning the publication of trademark
registration applications.
Announcement of trademarks that have been registered as having
changed ownership.
Announcement of trademarks that have been registered with a user
licence.
Announcement concerning the renewal of the protection period of
registered commercial trademarks.
Commercial Announcements
The commencement of liquidation proceedings in respect of the following companies is announced:
- ABS Associates LLC
- Al Gharbi & Al Rashidi Trading – General Partnership
- Total Development Marketing & Trading LLC
- Al Moradi Oil Services – Limited Partnership
- Bariq Al Dakhiliya Trading LLC
The completion of liquidation proceedings in respect of the following companies is announced:
- First Real Estate Investment Co. LLC
- Safwa Al Hamra Trading – General Partnership
- Abdullah & Said Sons of Ali bin Suleiman Al Yahyai Trading Company – General Partnership
- Al Ghalil National Trading – General Partnership
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