Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified crustaceans from Lampung
Ministerial Decision 130/2026 · issued 21 June 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.2.8Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of species in chapter 2.2.8 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from Lampung, Indonesia. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified crustaceans from Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia
Ministerial Decision 129/2026 · issued 21 June 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.2.9Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of species in chapter 2.2.9 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from New South Wales, Australia; Oriental Mindoro, Philippines; and Central Java, Indonesia. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Partial lifting of the live-bird import ban for France
Ministerial Decision 127/2026 · issued 17 June 2026 · relates to Decisions 166/2021, 249/2022 and 53/2025Lifts the restrictions in Decisions 166/2021, 249/2022 and 53/2025 on live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from France, while expressly retaining them for Dordogne, Haute-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified crustaceans from South Gyeongsang
Ministerial Decision 137/2026 · issued 25 June 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.2.3Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of species in chapter 2.2.3 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from South Gyeongsang, Republic of Korea. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Cloven-hoofed animal import ban for specified regions in three countries
Ministerial Decision 141/2026 · issued 1 July 2026Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of live cloven-hoofed animals and their products, derivatives and waste from Limpopo and North West, South Africa; Kgalagadi, Botswana; and Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Lifting the live-bird import ban for Trøndelag and Podlaskie
Ministerial Decision 161/2026 · issued 15 July 2026 · lifts Decisions 258/2025 and 43/2026Lifts the prohibitions in Decisions 258/2025 and 43/2026 on imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from Trøndelag, Norway, and Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Cloven-hoofed animal import ban for Mpumalanga and Gansu
Ministerial Decision 160/2026 · issued 15 July 2026Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of live cloven-hoofed animals and their products, derivatives and waste from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Gansu, China. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Live-bird import ban for specified regions in the Philippines, Netherlands and Honduras
Ministerial Decision 159/2026 · issued 15 July 2026Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from Maguindanao and Pangasinan, Philippines; Utrecht, Netherlands; and Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified fish species from Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ministerial Decision 158/2026 · issued 15 July 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.3.1Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports from the Dhaka region, Bangladesh, of fish species listed in chapter 2.3.1 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified fish species from Lower Austria and regions of the Republic of Korea
Ministerial Decision 157/2026 · issued 15 July 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.3.10Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of fish species in chapter 2.3.10 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from Lower Austria and from South Jeolla, Jeju and North Jeolla in the Republic of Korea. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Lifting the live-bird import ban for Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Ministerial Decision 156/2026 · issued 15 July 2026 · lifts Decisions 194/2021 and 2/2022Lifts the restrictions imposed by Decisions 194/2021 and 2/2022 on imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province as named in the official instrument, Pakistan. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified fish species from Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Singapore
Ministerial Decision 169/2026 · issued 19 July 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapters 1.0.8, 2.3.6 and 1.1.1Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits: chapter 1.0.8 species from West Java, Indonesia, and Jeju, Republic of Korea; chapter 2.3.6 species from South Kalimantan, Indonesia; and chapter 1.1.1 species from Jambi, Indonesia, and Singapore's North Region—together with their products, derivatives and waste. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified fish species from Wallonia, Belgium
Ministerial Decision 198/2026 · issued 25 August 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.3.5Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of fish species in chapter 2.3.5 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from Wallonia, Belgium. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Live-bird import ban for the Lima region, Peru
Ministerial Decision 197/2026 · issued 25 August 2026Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from the Lima region, Peru. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified fish species from Pingtung and Taoyuan, Taiwan
Ministerial Decision 196/2026 · issued 25 August 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 1.0.8Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of fish species in chapter 1.0.8 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from Pingtung County and Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Lifting the live-bird import ban for specified Netherlands provinces
Ministerial Decision 195/2026 · issued 25 August 2026 · lifts Decisions 244/2025, 258/2025, 292/2025 and 306/2025Lifts the cited decisions' prohibitions on imports of live birds and their products, derivatives and waste from Drenthe, Gelderland, Limburg, Groningen, South Holland, Overijssel, Friesland and North Brabant. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified crustaceans from the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
Ministerial Decision 192/2026 · issued 25 August 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.2.2Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of crustacean species in chapter 2.2.2 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Ministerial DecisionVeterinary quarantine and import controls
Import ban on specified crustaceans from Buskerud, Norway
Ministerial Decision 191/2026 · issued 25 August 2026 · WOAH Aquatic Manual chapter 2.2.2Until the cause is removed and a further decision is issued, prohibits imports of crustacean species in chapter 2.2.2 of the WOAH Manual and their products, derivatives and waste from Buskerud, Norway. Made under the Veterinary Quarantine Law 45/2004, its Executive Regulation 107/2008, the competent veterinary authority's recommendation and the public interest. The Decision is published in the Official Gazette and applies from the day following publication.
Normative regulatory decisionSecurities and capital markets
Executive Regulation of the Oman Securities Law
FSA Decision E/11/2026 (Arabic registry: خ/2026/11) · issued 16 July 2026 · effective 27 July 2026, the day after publication · 317 articles and fee annexComprehensively implements Securities Law 46/2022 through 317 articles and a fee annex. It covers general duties and internal controls of licensed persons, capital-market infrastructure, licensing and conduct of market operators, credit-rating agencies, collective investment funds, issuers and disclosure, prohibited market conduct, and grievances against FSA decisions.
Normative regulatory decisionChild protection and social care
Child Care Home Regulation
Ministerial Decision 154/2026 · issued 1 April 2026 · effective the day after publication · 16 articles · repeals Decision 91/1999Replaces the former regulation with 16 articles governing the Ministry's Home, comprising the Child Care Centre and Youth Homes. It addresses services and funding, beneficiary categories, personal files, placement and exit from care, dedicated arrangements for persons with disabilities, and volunteering rules including confidentiality and a ban on unauthorised photography; for volunteer-rule breaches, the Ministry may impose one or both of an OMR 100–500 fine and suspension of the service or programme.
Normative regulatory decisionHealth-profession qualifications and training
Amendment to Oman Medical Specialty Board Service Fees
Oman Medical Specialty Board Decision 31/2026 · issued 15 July 2026 · effective the day after publication · amends Decision 13/2022Sets an OMR 30 fee for assessing and equating non-Omanis' professional health certificates and adds tiered registration fees for two courses: Advanced Stroke Life Support Provider (OMR 20, 70 or 100) and Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (OMR 30, 110 or 120), depending on participant status.
Official public-finance disclosurePublic finance and State accounts
Oman State Final Account for Financial Year 2025
Ministerial Decision 222/2026 · issued 14 June 2026 · publishes the FY2025 State Final Account · no separate commencement clause statedPublishes detailed FY2025 budget-outturn schedules comparing the approved budget with 2025 actuals and 2024 actuals. The headline schedule reports actual revenue of OMR 12.122 billion, expenditure of OMR 12.583 billion and a deficit of OMR 461 million, followed by financing and detailed revenue and expenditure schedules by public unit, sector and programme.
Time-limited administrative decisionMunicipal elections
Candidacy Filing and Withdrawal Dates for Fourth-Term Municipal Council Elections
Ministerial Decision 45/2026 · issued 4 March 2026 · effective the day after publication · filing 5–23 April 2026; withdrawal deadline 29 October 2026Sets 5–23 April 2026 as the candidacy-application period for fourth-term municipal council elections and 29 October 2026 as the final date for withdrawing an application.
Time-limited administrative decisionMunicipal governance
2026 Annual Recess of Municipal Councils
Ministerial Decision 79/2026 · issued 11 June 2026 · two-month recess from 5 July 2026 · publication required; no separate commencement clause statedSets the municipal councils' annual recess for two months beginning on Sunday, 5 July 2026.
Administrative decisionCourt administration and access to justice
Relocation of the Dibba Primary Court Seat
Supreme Judicial Council Decision 35/2026 · issued 26 January 2026 · operative from 1 February 2026 · publication requiredMoves the Dibba Primary Court from its former premises to new premises in the Al Waab area from 1 February 2026.
Administrative decisionInvestment and commercial courts
Relocation of the Investment and Commerce Court First-Instance Circuit in South Al Sharqiyah
Supreme Judicial Council Decision 124/2026 · issued 26 March 2026 · operative from 15 April 2026 · publication requiredMoves the Investment and Commerce Court's first-instance circuit in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate from its former premises to new premises in the Jabal Al Eid area from 15 April 2026.
Administrative decision conferring judicial-police powersLand, food-safety and municipal enforcement
Judicial-Police Powers for Al Dakhiliyah Governorate Office-Holders
Ministerial Decision 22/2026 · issued 26 February 2026 · effective the day after publication · 27 scheduled job titlesConfers judicial-police status on holders of 27 scheduled posts in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, each within that office's competence, for enforcement of the Land Law, Food Safety Law, their implementing instruments and Article 168 bis of the Penal Law.
Administrative decision conferring judicial-police powersMedia and licensing enforcement
Judicial-Police Powers for Ministry of Information Office-Holders
Ministerial Decision 26/2026 · issued 5 March 2026 · effective the day after publication · 27 scheduled job titlesConfers judicial-police status on holders of 27 scheduled Ministry of Information posts, each within that office's competence, for enforcement of Media Law 58/2024 and regulations and decisions issued to implement it.
Administrative decision conferring judicial-police powersLand, food-safety and municipal enforcement
Judicial-Police Powers for South Al Sharqiyah Governorate Office-Holders
Ministerial Decision 32/2026 · issued 26 March 2026 · effective the day after publication · 6 scheduled job titlesConfers judicial-police status on holders of six scheduled municipal posts in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate, each within that office's competence, for enforcement of the Land Law, Food Safety Law, their implementing instruments and Article 168 bis of the Penal Law.
Administrative decision conferring judicial-police powersLand, food-safety and municipal enforcement
Judicial-Police Powers for Muscat Governorate Office-Holders
Ministerial Decision 34/2026 · issued 31 March 2026 · effective the day after publication · 24 scheduled job titlesConfers judicial-police status on holders of 24 scheduled posts in Muscat Governorate, each within that office's competence, for enforcement of the Land Law, Food Safety Law, their implementing instruments and Article 168 bis of the Penal Law.
Administrative decision conferring judicial-police powersCompetition, dominance and economic concentration
Judicial-Police Powers for Competition-Enforcement Office-Holders
Ministerial Decision 50/2026 · issued 20 May 2026 · effective the day after publication · 6 specified job titlesConfers judicial-police status on the heads and legal researchers in six specialised MOCIIP posts, each within that office's competence, for enforcement of Competition Protection and Monopoly Prevention Law 67/2014 and its implementing instruments.
Administrative decision conferring judicial-police powersEnvironmental and natural-resource enforcement
Judicial-Police Powers for Security and Safety Services Establishment Inspectors
Ministerial Decision 100/2026 · issued 5 August 2026 · effective the day after publicationConfers judicial-police status on control inspectors in the Security and Safety Services Establishment's Inspection Unit for enforcing the chemical handling and use regime and laws on environmental protection, drinking-water sources, nature reserves and wildlife, including wildlife trade, together with their implementing instruments.
Royal DecreeConstitutional framework
2026 Amendment to the Basic Statute of the State
Royal Decree 79/2026 · issued and effective 13 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666Updates the Basic Statute to reflect the new Arabic designation of the Public Prosecution and applies from the date of issuance.
Royal DecreePublic prosecution and criminal procedure
New Designation of Oman's Public Prosecution
Royal Decree 80/2026 · issued and effective 13 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666Changes the authority's Arabic designation from "الادعاء العام" to "النيابة العامة" and correspondingly updates the Attorney General and prosecutorial titles throughout laws and Royal Decrees.
Royal DecreeJudicial and prosecutorial institutions
Appointment of the Attorney General of Oman
Royal Decree 81/2026 · issued and effective 13 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666Appoints Nasr bin Khamis bin Mohammed Al Sawai as Attorney General following the institutional renaming under Decree 80/2026.
Royal DecreeTransport infrastructure and land acquisition
Public Utility: Barka and Al Suwaiq Road Links
Royal Decree 82/2026 · issued and effective 13 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666Confers public-utility status on the Barka link-road dualling, Al Suwaiq link and overpass project and permits direct acquisition of required property under Law 71/2023.
Royal DecreeDiplomatic service
Appointment of Oman's Non-resident Ambassador to Tajikistan
Royal Decree 84/2026 · issued and effective 15 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666Also appoints Oman's Ambassador to Iran, Sayyid Yarub bin Qahtan bin Nasser Al Busaidi, as non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tajikistan.
Royal DecreeScience, education and international cooperation
Ratification of the Oman–CERN Cooperation Agreement
Royal Decree 85/2026 · agreement signed 19 May 2026 · decree issued and effective 15 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666Ratifies the cooperation agreement between Oman's Ministry of Education and CERN on scientific and technical cooperation in high-energy physics.
Regulatory decisionSpecial economic and free zones
Executive Regulation of the Special Economic Zones and Free Zones Law
OPAZ Decision 81/2026 · issued 16 September 2026 · effective 21 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666 · 76 articlesCreates a unified detailed regime for the one-stop shop, project register, licensing, investor obligations, movement of goods, investor residence, real-estate development, escrow accounts, sanctions and supervision across OPAZ zones.
Regulatory decisionStatistics, data and field research
Amendment to the Executive Regulation of the Statistics and Information Law
NCSI Decision 56/2026 · issued 13 September 2026 · effective 21 September 2026 · Official Gazette 1666 · amends Decision 9/2023Updates identification-card requirements for persons conducting interviews and statistical fieldwork and adds sex-disaggregated detail to the official-statistics classification.
Royal DecreePublic finance and collection
State Receivables Collection Law
Royal Decree 77/2025In force from 15 September 2025, the law establishes a unified regime for recording, demanding and administratively enforcing state monetary receivables and replaces the system under Royal Decree 32/1994.
Royal DecreeEquality, accessibility and employment
Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Royal Decree 92/2025A modern framework on rights, accessibility, services, education, employment and protection of persons with disabilities.
Royal DecreeCriminal law and labour compliance
Anti-Human Trafficking Law
Royal Decree 78/2025Defines human-trafficking offences, victim safeguards and authority powers for prevention, investigation and international cooperation.
Royal DecreePublic health and sanitary compliance
Public Health Law
Royal Decree 43/2025Framework legislation on public-health protection, disease prevention, sanitary measures, authority powers and organisational duties.
Royal DecreeHealth law and bioethics
Human Organs and Tissues Transfer and Transplantation Law
Royal Decree 44/2025Regulates consent, donation, retrieval, transfer and transplantation of organs and tissues, facility requirements and prohibited trade.
Royal DecreePublic finance
Oman Financial Law
Royal Decree 37/2025Establishes a modern framework for preparation, execution and control of the state budget, revenue, expenditure, accounts and financial reporting.
Royal DecreeNationality and personal status
Omani Nationality Law
Royal Decree 17/2025Regulates acquisition, confirmation, loss and restoration of Omani nationality and authority competence.
Royal DecreePublic service and diplomatic relations
Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law
Royal Decree 22/2025Regulates the status, appointments, duties and service relationships of Oman's diplomatic and consular corps.
Royal DecreeMedia, advertising and publishing
Oman Media Law
Royal Decree 58/2024Creates a unified regime for media activity, publications, platforms, licensing, professional duties and supervision.
Executive RegulationMedia, advertising and publishing
Executive Regulation of the Media Law
Ministry of Information Decision 165/2025Details licences, applications, professional and operating requirements under the Media Law and provides a transition period for existing licensees.
Royal DecreeEnvironmental and trade regulation
Wildlife Trade Regulation Law
Royal Decree 45/2024Regulates import, export, re-export, possession and trade in protected species and specimens, including permit controls.
Executive RegulationEnvironmental and trade regulation
Executive Regulation on Wildlife Trade
Environment Authority Decision 281/2025Details applications, permits, documents, controls and fees for transactions involving species and specimens covered by the law.
Royal DecreePublic investment and asset governance
Statute of the Oman Investment Authority
Royal Decree 57/2021 · Article 12 amended by Royal Decree 16/2026Defines the legal status, objectives, powers, governance bodies and financial framework of the Oman Investment Authority.
Royal DecreeLand, investment and real estate
Government Land Grants Law
Royal Decree 42/2021Sets the grounds and authority for granting state land and the principal conditions and restrictions governing grants.
Royal DecreeOfficial statistics and data
Statistics and Information Law
Royal Decree 55/2019Regulates the collection and use of official statistics, duties of data providers, confidentiality and powers of the competent centre.
Royal DecreeHealthcare professional licensing
Medical and Allied Health Professions Law
Royal Decree 75/2019Establishes admission to medical and allied-health practice, professional duties, supervision and disciplinary responsibility.
Royal DecreeFisheries and aquaculture
Living Aquatic Resources Law
Royal Decree 20/2019Regulates fishing, aquaculture, licensing, resource conservation, product dealings and supervision in the living-aquatic-resources sector.
Royal DecreeProfessional and consulting services
Consulting Offices Law
Royal Decree 27/2016Sets the framework for registration, licensing, organisation and supervision of consulting offices and their professional activity.
Royal DecreeTransport and logistics
Land Transport Law
Royal Decree 10/2016Regulates licensing and operation of passenger and freight transport by land, operator activity and supervision.
Royal DecreePharmaceuticals and healthcare
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Establishments Law
Royal Decree 35/2015Regulates pharmacist admission, licensing of pharmacies and other pharmaceutical establishments, professional duties and supervision.
