Royal Decree promulgates Selective Tax Law

Article 3 states that employees whose work relates to food safety and food quality in the specialised departments concerned shall be transferred, along with their job status, to the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, according to this ministry’s needs.

It also states that all allocations, assets, rights and obligations related to food safety and food quality shall be transferred to the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources from the specialised departments concerned, provided the mechanism of transfer is determined in coordination between the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources and heads of the specialised departments within a period of 6 months from the date of issue of this Decree.

Article 4 cancels all that contravenes this Decree or contradicts its provisions.

Article 5 says that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from the date of issue.

Royal Decree No 25/2019 appoints a non-resident for the Sultanate. Article 1 of the Decree states that Ali bin Abdullah al Mahrouqi, Oman’s Ambassador to Tanzania, shall be appointed as the Sultanate’s Non-resident Amassador to the Comoros, Zambia and Burundi.

Article 2 says that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from the date of issue.