Muscat – His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No 60/2025 on Sunday amending some provisions of Royal Decree No 52/2023 on the promulgation of the Social Protection Law. It reads as follows:

• Article 1 states that the provisions of Clauses (2), (3) and (5) of Article (6) of Royal Decree No 52/2023 will be replaced with the following texts:

The provisions of the branch on insurance for work injuries and occupational diseases for non-Omani workers under the attached law will come into force five years from the date of issuance of this decree.

Chapter (6) of Part (3) of the attached law will come into force three years from the date of issuance of this decree.

Clause (1) of Article (139) of the attached law will come into force on the date determined by the Board of Directors of the Social Protection Fund, provided it does not exceed four years from the date of issuance of this decree.

• Article 2 cancels all that contradicts this decree or contravenes their provisions.
• Article 3 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from the day following its publication.