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Royal Decree No: 115/2007 amends some provisions of the civil service law and Royal Decree No: 120/2004 under which the law was issued.

Article one: The attached amendments will be made to the above mentioned civil service law and the Royal decree issuing it.

Article Two: The Royal decree takes effect from the day following its publishing date.

Times of Oman, 8th November 2007

Royal decree no. 108/2007 appoints undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for ports and maritime affairs.

Article one: Appoints Said bin Hamdoon bin Saif Al Harthy as undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for ports and maritime affairs.

Royal decree no.109/2007 on transfer and appointments in the diplomatic corp.

Article one: Transfers the following names to the general Diwan of the Foreign Ministry. 1. His Highness Sayyid Jaifar bin Salim bin Ali Al Said, Sultanate’s ambassador to the French Republic. 2. Mohammed bin Yousef bin Qasim Al Zarafi, Sultanate’s ambassador to Japan. 3. Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Masoud Al Riyami, Sultanate’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. 4. Salim bin Mohammed bin Masoud Al Riyami, Sultanate’s ambassador to the Republic of Austria. 5. Ali bin Ahmed bin Harib Al Isaiee, Sultanate’s ambassador to the Tunisian Republic.

Article two: Appoints Yahya bin Salim bin Hamad Al Wahaibi as the Sultanate’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

Article three: Grants the following: 1. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Ali Al Qatabi, ambassador grade and appoints him as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. 2. Plenipotentiary minister Hussain bin Omar bin Abdullah A’al Ibrahim an ambassador title and appoints him as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Tunisian Republic.

3. Adviser Sayyid Khalifa bin Al Murdas bin Ahmed Al Busaidi, an ambassador title and appoints him as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Republic of France. 4. Advisor Dr Badr bin Mohammed bin Zahir Al Hinai, an ambassador title and appoints him as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the Republic of Austria. 5. Adviser Khalid bin Ha’ashil bin Mohammed Al Masalahi, an ambassador title and appoints him as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Japan.

Royal decree No. 110/2007 pertaining to sanctuaries of the Foreign Ministry’s building.

Article one: Without affecting the existing facilities and buildings, it shall be prohibited the licensing or its renewal to conduct any commercial, tourism, cultural, sports or recreational activities, or establishing any new facilities, services, utilities or new buildings of any kind whether permanently or temporarily at the sanctuaries of the Foreign Ministry’s building. It shall also be prohibited to make any amendments on permits title deeds of facilities and existing buildings that could change their image or their utilisation whether above or under the ground, unless the approval of Foreign Ministry has been obtained. Also owners with permits issued prior enforcing provisions of this decree should obtain the ministry’s approval when implementing or renewing them.

Article two: Cancels all that contradicts or contravenes with its provisions.

Article three: The decree takes effect from the day following its publication date.

Royal decree No. 111/2007 appointing two non-resident ambassadors.

Article one: Appoints Mohammed bin Nasir bin Hamad Al Wahaibi, Sultanate’s ambassador to the Republic of Turkey as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Turkmenistan.

Article two: Appoints Aflah bin Sulaiman bin Mohammed Al Taiee, Sultanate’s ambassador to Malaysia as the Sultanate’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador to the republics of Indonesia and the Philippines.

Royal decree No. 112/2007, establishing embassies for the Sultanate of Oman in the Republic of Senegal and United Republic of Tanzania.

Article one: Establishing an embassy for the Sultanate of Oman in the Republic of Senegal.

Article two: Establishing an embassy for the Sultanate of Oman in the Republic of Tanzania.

Royal decree No. 113/2007 appointing non-resident ambassador.

Article one: Appointing Said bin Nasir bin Mansoor Al Sinawi Al Harthy, Sultanate’s ambassador to the Republic of Italy as the Sultanate’s extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Malta.

Royal decree No. 114/2007 ratifying the Sultanate’s joining the Indian Ocean MoU on ships monitoring and inspection.

Article one: Ratifies the Sultanate’s joining the above referred MoU

Article two: The concerned authorities shall deposit the joining document to the MoU as per it’s provisions. All the decrees take effect from their date of issue.

Times of Oman, 6th November 2007

Royal decree No. 107/2007, appoints members of the State Council.

Article 1 of the decree appoints the following persons as members of the State Council. Article 2 of the decree says the decree takes effect from its date of issue.

Following are the members of the State Council:

Khalfan bin Nasir bin Sulaiman Al Wahaibi, Dr Ahmed bin Khalfan bin Mohammed Al Rowahi, Hamid bin Said bin Mohammed Al Aufi, Ibrahim bin Hamoud bin Said Al Subhi, Sayyid Qahtan bin Yaroub bin Qahtan Al Busaidi, Dr Sayyid Said bin Hilal bin Mohammed Al Busaidi, Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Said Al Kharousi, Sheikh Abdullah bin Said bin Rashid Al Balushi, Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan bin Saif Al Hosani, Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Sulaiman Muqaibal, Shokour bint Mohammed bin Salim Al Ghamariyah, Mohammed bin Hamoud bin Mohammed Al Wahaibi, Amir bin Mohammed bin Shamis Al Hajri, Ali bin Said bin Khalifa Al Yahyai’e, Eng. Salim bin Hamad bin Salim Al Kimyani, Lamees bint Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Taieyah, Samirah bint Mohammed Amin bin Abdullah, Saif bin Nasir bin Isa Al Rahbi, Muna bint Mahfoudh bin Salim Al Manthriyah, Dr Said bin Mohammed bin Said Al Ghailani, Dr Sheikh Ali bin Talib bin Ali Al Hinai, Dr Mohammed bin Nasir bin Ali Al Hajri, Dr Samirah bint Mohammed bin Moosa, Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Salim Al Falahi, Zahran bin Said bin Nasir Al Hadhrami, Sheikh Ali bin Nasir bin Isa Al Harthy, Sheikh Sulaiman bin Saif bin Nasir Al Ghafri, Sheikha Zahra bint Sulaiman bin Hemier Al Nabhaniyah, Sheikh Jumah bin Hamdan bin Hassan Al Malik Al Shuhi, Dr Fouziyah bint Nasir bin Jumah Al Farsiyah, Dr Thuwaibah bint Ahmed bin Isa Al Barwaniyah, Abdullah bin Saleh bin Saif Al Yaroubi, Sheikh Sulaiman bin Hamad bin Sulaiman Al Harthy, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Masoud Al Riyami, Eng. Salim bin Said bin Isa Al Ghattami, Sheikh Musallam bin Mohammed bin Mahiyah Massan Al Kathiri, Sheikh Mohammed bin Masoud bin Said Al Busaidi, Majid bin Zahir bin Mohammed Al Ghafri, Ibrahim bin Saleem bin Mohammed Al Kalbani, Sayyid Rafa’a bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Sheikh Al Abd bin Al Sharqi bin Aks Al Harsoosi, Sheikh Khamis bin Halais bin Khadim Al Hashimi, Sheikh Said bin Mohammed bin Hamad Daghman Al Ghufaili Al Wahaibi, Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Houm Al Miyasi, Sayyid Nasr bin Hamoud bin Ali Al Busaidi, Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed bin Nasir Al Hashar, Sheikh Hamdan bin Marhoon bin Ali Al Ma’amari, Sheikh Othman bin Khamis bin Said Al Maja’ali, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hilal bin Ali Al Khalili, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamoud bin Hamad Al Ma’amari, Sheikh Hilal bin Hamdan bin Nasir Al Alawi, Sheikh Said bin Mohammed bin Daieen Al Ka’abi, Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Aqail Al Dhahab, Mahmoud bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Rahmah, Awadh bin Badr bin Awadh Muraie Al Shanfari, Dr Muneer bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Maskari, Said bin Ali bin Awadh Al Sadooni, Abdullah bin Hamad bin Zuhair Al Farsi, Sheikh Mahmoud bin Haweeshil bin Ali Al Mahmoudi Al Daree, Abdullah bin Said bin Abdullah Al Balushi, Dr Sua’ad bint Mohammed bin Ali Sulaiman, Mohammed bin Ali bin Nasir Al Kioumi, Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Mishari Al Shamsi, Rashid bin Abdullah bin Rashid Al Shuhi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Salim bin Abdullah Al Hamoudah, Dr Sheikha bint Salim bin Suliem Al Musalamiyah, Raheelah bint Amir bin Sultan Al Riyamiyah, Dr Muna bint Saleh bin Abdullah Al Bahraniyah, Dr Saleemah bin Amir bin Mohammed Al Barwaniyah and Dr Nadiya bint Mohammed bin Hassan Al Wardiyah.

Times of Oman, 5th November 2007

Royal Decree No. 106/2007, cancels Royal Decree No. 88/98, relating to Press Club.

Article 1 of the decree says Royal Decree No. 88/98, related to Press Club, shall be cancelled and all the fixed and movable assets of the club shall be transferred to the Ministry of Information.

Article 2 of the decree says the decree takes effect from its date of issue.

Times of Oman, 21st October 2007

Royal Decree No. 104/2007 forms the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) board of governors.

Article 1 of the decree says the board of governors of the Central Bank of Oman shall be formed under our chairmanship and membership of the following:

Dr Ali bin Mohammed bin Moosa as deputy chairman

Mohammed bin Nasir Al Khusaibi as representative of the Finance Ministry

Hamood bin Sangour bin Hashim Al Zadjali

Yahya bin Said bin Abdullah Al Jabri

Mohsin bin Haider Darwish

Dr Hatim bin Bakheet Al Shanfari

The membership duration shall be for five years from the date of the decree’s enforcement.

Article 2 of the decree cancels all that contradicts or contravenes with its provisions. Article 3 says the decree takes effect as of June 11, 2007.

Royal Decree No. 105/2007 restructures the Tender Board.

Article 1 of the decree restructures the Tender Board under the chairmanship of the transport and communications minister and membership of the following:

The minister of regional municipalities and water resources as deputy chairman; the manpower minister, the civil service minister, the secretary-general of the Finance Ministry, the housing minister, the undersecretary for development affairs at the Ministry of National Economy, the undersecretary for commerce and industry at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the secretary-general of the supreme committee for town planning and the secretary-general of the Tender Board.

Article 2 of the decree cancels all that contradicts with the decree.

Article 3 says the decree takes effect from its date of issue.

Times of Oman, 11th October 2007

Royal Decree No. 102/2007 concerns the salary scale of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) employees.

Article one: Sultan Qaboos University employees’ salaries and grades will be based on the attached tables.

Article two: The active employee at the date this royal decree comes into force will be entitled to receive the basic salary of the grade he occupies together with any increments or allowances, whichever is higher.

Article three: The decree comes into effect on January 1, 2007.

Royal Decree No. 103/2007 appointsSaid bin Nassir bin Mansoor Al Sinawi Al Harthy, Sultanate’s ambassador to Italy as the Sultanate’s extraordinary, plenipotentiary and non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Romania and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively. The decree takes effect from its date of issue.

Times of Oman, 8th October 2007

Royal Decree No. 99/2007 merges Sohar Refinery Company LLC with Oman Oil Refinery Company LLC and amends Royal Decree No. 7/82 establishing Oman Oil Refinery Company LLC. Article 1 of the decree merges Sohar Refinery Company LLC with Oman Oil Refinery Company LLC in accordance with the provisions of Commercial Companies Law. The company name after the merger will be Omani Refineries Petrochemicals Company LLC. Article 2 of the decree says the retirement system implemented at Oman Oil Refinery Company LLC shall be applicable to employees transferred from Sohar Refinery Co. LLC. Article 3 of the decree says the company’s memorandum of incorporation and articles of association shall be amended as per the provisions of this decree. Article 4 of the decree says the attached amendments shall be introduced to the aforesaid Royal Decree No. 7/82. Article 5 of the decree cancels all that contradicts or contravenes with the provisions of the decree. Article 6 of the decree says the decree takes effect from the day following its publication date.

Royal Decree No. 100/2007 amends some provisions of the Social Security Law. Article 1 of the decree says the attached amendments shall be introduced to the aforesaid Social Security Law. Article 2 of the decree cancels all that contradicts or contravenes with its provisions. Article 3 of the decree says the decree takes effect from the day following its publication date.

Times of Oman, 24th September 2007

Royal Decree No.96/2007, enforces laws on the secretariat general of the Council of Ministers and its employees.

Article 1 of the decree says the secretariat general of the Council of Ministers and its employees will be subject to the provisions of the Diwan of the Royal Court financial law, Diwan of the Royal Court Omani employees post-service pension and benefits law and Diwan of the Royal Court personnel law.

Article 2 of the decree says the secretary-general of the Council of Ministers is to exercise the same powers delegated to a minister at the above said law or any other law related to the administrative organisations of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers.

Article 3 of the decree cancels all that contravenes or contradicts with its provisions.

Article 4 of the decree says the royal decree shall take effect from September 1, 2007.

Times of Oman, 11th September 2007

Royal Decree No. 97/2007 establishes a special rank to be named the high rank.

Article 1 of the decree establishes a special rank to be named the high rank, to be granted by a royal decree and its basic salary and other allocations shall be fixed by His Majesty the Sultan’s orders. Article 2 of the decree says that the decree shall take effect from its date of issue.

Royal Decree No. 98/2007 grants the special high rank. Article 1 of the decree grants the special high ranks to Jumah bin Rashid bin Said Al Balushi and Eng. Mohsin bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Sheikh. Article 2 of the decree says that the decree shall take effect from its date of issue.

Times of Oman, 12th September 2007

Royal Decree No. 94/2007 reshuffles the cabinet, appointing Sheikh Mohammed bin Ali Al Qatabi as the minister of fisheries; Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi as the minister of environment and climate affairs; Dr Khamis bin Mubarak Al Alawi as the minister of transport and communications; Sheikh Salim bin Hilal Al Khalili as the minister of agriculture; Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Harthy as the minister of civil service; Sheikh Abdullah bin Salim bin A’amir Al Rowas as the minister of regional municipalities and water resources; Sheikh Mohammed bin Marhoon bin Ali Al Ma’amari as the minister of state and governor of Dhofar; and Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed bin Saif Al Shabibi as the minister of housing.

Royal Decree No.95/2007 appoints Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi as the secretary-general of the Council of Ministers with the rank of a minister.

All royal decrees shall take effect from their date of issue.

Times of Oman, 10th September 2007

Royal Decree No. 93/2007 amends the names of some ministries as follows:

The Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources shall now be called the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries shall now be the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water shall now be named the Ministry of Housing.

The royal decree shall take effect from its date of issue.

Times of Oman, 10th September 2007

Royal Decree No. 90/2007 establishes Ministry for Environment and Climate Affairs to which environment-related works, allocations and assets shall be transferred from the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources.

Employees working in the environment field in the same ministry shall also be transferred to the new established ministry with the same financial grades. The decree cancels all that contravenes or contradicts with its provisions.

Royal Decree No. 91/2007 establishes Ministry for Fisheries to which fisheries-related works, allocations and assets shall be transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

All employees working in the fisheries field in the same ministry shall also be transferred to the new established ministry with the same financial grades.

The decree cancels all that contravenes or contradicts with its provisions.

Royal Decree No. 92/2007 establishes Public Authority for Electricity and Water and appoints Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Mahrouqi as its chairman with the grade of an undersecretary.

The works, allocations and assets related to electricity and water shall be transferred to it from the Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water. The electricity and water employees shall also be transferred from the same ministry to the newly-established Public Authority for Electricity and Water with the same financial grades.

A royal decree on the system of the authority and management of its affairs shall be issued.

All royal decrees shall take effect from their date of issue.

Times of Oman, 10th September 2007