Shall come into effect on February 1, 2018
A decision determining the fees, charges, insurances and financial guarantees obtained by the Municipality
Muscat. Ibrahim al-Hassani
His Excellency Engineer Mohsin bin Mohammed al-Sheikh, Head of Muscat Municipality has issued a decision nomber (1/2018) on the determination of fees, charges, insurances and financial guarantees obtained by the Municipality, based on the special law of of the financial system of the Diwan of Royal Court issued by the royal decree No. (128/91), and to the Municipal Law of Muscat Municipality promulgated by Royal Decree No. (38/2015) and the local Ordinance No. 1/2003 on the collection of Fees . The decision has got an approval of the Ministry of Finance, including (12) attachments, which were divided into various activities related to municipal areas of work. The decision shall come into effect on February 1, 2018.
Article 1 of the decision specifies the fees to be collected by the municipality in accordance with the annex of (1-10), and article II determines the insurances and financial guarantees in accordance with Annex No. 11, and article III specifies the price of the forms in accordance with Annex No. (12).
Article IV, "Without prejudice to any severe penalty provided by another law, a monthly fine of (10%) on the fee due shall be imposed for the failure to pay the fees due in accordance with this decision, calculated after (30) days of the due date, The fine shall be doubled for each month in which the offence continues, but not more than the amount of the fee due in accordance with the provisions of this resolution.
Article 5 cancels the local ordinance number (1/2003) referred to, and cancels all that contravenes this decision or contradicts with its provisions.
Annex No. 1 includes municipal fees for professional and commercial activities and branches into: activities of agriculture, forestry and fishing (commercial) in (40), with an annual fee value of Omani Rial, mining and quarrying activities (14) fourteen activities with annual fee in Rial, manufacturing activity with (195) hundred and ninety-five activities with the annual fee value in Rial.
The electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply activity included a total of 5 activities with annual fees in rial. The activity of water supply, sanitation and waste management and treatment activities has included (14) activities with the value of annual fees in rial. The construction activity involved (21) activities with the annual fee value in Rial. Wholesale and retail activity, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and (92) included activity with annual fees in rial. Transport and storage activity, and (24) included activity with annual fees in rial. Residential and food service activities and (17) included activities with annual fees in rial. The restaurants activity included (37) activities with the value of annual fees in rial. Information and communication activity included (28) activity with the annual fee value in Rial. Financial and insurance activities and (18) activities are included with the annual fee value in rial. The real estate activities included (2) activities with the value of annual fees in rial. Professional, scientific and technical activities included (21) activities with the value of annual fees in rial. The activities of administrative and support services included 29 activities with annual fees in rial. The activities of public administration and defence, compulsory social Security and (5) included activities with the value of annual fees in rial. The education (private) activity and (9) included activities with the value of annual fees in rial. Human health and social service activities have included 9 activities with annual fees in rial. The arts, entertainment and leisure activities are guaranteed (11) activity with the annual fees in rial. Other activities and services were (15) with the annual fees in rial.
Annex No. 2 includes fees for municipal services for hotels, international restaurants, tourism and entertainment arts centres, and includes annex No. 3. Municipal services fees for dwellings other than social security families, annex No. 4 provides the fees for municipal slaughterhouses where the value Drawing on the offerings in Omani rial (includes the fragmentation of the carcass to 8 parts) language: (2 riyals) for the Class (sheep/Goats) and (3) three riyals for an item (calves/cows) and (four riyals) for the category (Qadan/camels).
Annex No. (5) includes the accommodation and subsistence fees of animals in bulk with the value of the fees in rial. Annex No. 6 specified the construction permit fees, including (57) procedure and treatment with the value of the fees in rial.
Annex No. 7 contains the central market fees for vegetables and fruits and includes (11) procedure and transaction with the value of the fees in rial. Annex No. 8 contained other charges in a number of (68) procedure, transaction and activity. The value of which is calculated in rial. Annex No. (9) included fees on advertisements with a number of (69) procedure, transaction and activity. The value of which is calculated in rial. The number of laboratory inspection fee activities was (258) with the value of fees in rial, according to annex No. (10).
Annex No. 11 on insurance and financial guarantees includes (7) activities and transactions with the value of the fee in rial, annex No. 12 and the latter include the price of the forms: Lease Form (RO. 1), a drilling permit form, with a fee of (RO 1).