The Omani Penal Code

The Omani Passport Act

In the event of disparity between Omani law and the law of the place where the offence took place, the Omani judge may take such disparity into consideration in the interest of the defendant.

1.14 The jurisdiction of the Omani courts to consider any act committed outside the Sultanate by a foreign national who is in Oman is provided for in article 12 of the Omani Penal Code, which stipulates the following

(d) Forges a card or any certificate issued by the Directorate General or Omani missions

Article 12 Omani law shall apply to any alien, whether a perpetrator, an instigator or an accomplice, who commits a felony or a misdemeanour outside the country that is punishable under Omani law and not provided for under articles 8, 10 and 11 of this Act and who is found in Omani territory after the act has been committed. In this case, it is a prerequisite that

There were now four women ministers in the Government and two women ambassadors in the Omani diplomatic service.

At the community level, however, such issues were dealt with by Omani women's associations and local community development centres.

Of the total, 202 are Kuwaiti, 6 Saudi, 2 Lebanese, 1 Egyptian, 1 Omani, 3 Iranian and 12 stateless.

With the encouragement and support from the Government, Omani women now had equal access to health, education and employment as men.

They were a vital building block of the modern Omani State and would continue to play an increasingly important role in that society.

On the labour front, Omani women were legally entitled to pursue the career of their choice and were active participants in social development policies.

Ross, J. Sea Turtle Management Plan for the Sultanate of Oman. Report to Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Omani American Joint Commission, 1987.

Ms. Al Saleh (Oman) said that Omani women enjoyed a wide range of civil and political freedoms founded on Islamic sharia law and civil law.

Mee, J. Oman's Living Sea an illustrated collection of articles from the Our Living Sea newspaper column. Sponsored by the Omani American Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation, 1991.

In 2005 the laws and other measures had established a protective legal environment for Omani women, setting national standards in accordance with international treaties and conventions to which Oman was a State party.

1.1 The Sultanate has taken note of the comment of the Counter Terrorism Committee to the effect that the provision of article 132 of the Omani Penal Code does not implement subparagraph 1 (b) of resolution 1373 (2001).

Article 41 Without prejudice to any heavier penalty prescribed under the Omani Penal Code or any other law, the penalty of imprisonment of not less than one month and not more than three years, together with a fine of not less than 100 riyals and not more than 500 riyals, shall be imposed on