Royal Decree makes amendments to State Flag Law

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on Sunday issued four Royal decrees as follows:

Royal Decree No.28/2018 introduces some amendments to the Law of the State Flag, its National Emblem and its National Anthem.

Article (1) replaces the text of Article No. 12 of the Law of the State Flag, its National Emblem and its National Anthem with the following text: “It is prohibited to use the State’s Emblem as a trademark or with the intention of advertising or publicity. It is also prohibited to put the emblem on jewellery or products or materials produced or made locally or import any of these without the prior permission of the Minister of Commerce and Industry, after the approval of the Minister, and it is prohibited to exhibit or sell products/materials in commercial shops made in violation of the provisions of this Article.

“And in all cases, the protection stated in the above clause shall be applied to the State’s Emblem, irrespective of whether it is put alone or as part of a group of emblems or drawings or shapes or images or pictures or (the emblem being) entered in the composition/texture of any of these. The protection stated also covers logos or trademarks or approved insignia/emblems of government, military or security departments wherever the emblem is part of their components”.

Article (2) cancels all that contradicts this decree or contravenes its provisions.

Article (3) says that this decree shall be published in Official Gazette and enforced on the day following its date of publishing.