وزارة العدل و الشؤون القانونية | |
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Formed | 1994 |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www.mjla.gov.om |
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The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) ( Arabic: وزراة العدل والشؤون القانونية) was the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman that is responsible for drafting legislation and providing other government bodies with legal advice. It was a distinct body from the Ministry of Justice and the Public Prosecution, and they were both merged into the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in August 2020.
The last Minister of Legal Affairs was Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Said Al Saeedi [1] and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs was Yahya bin Nasser bin Mansoor Al Khusaibi. [2]
The Ministry of Legal Affairs was founded in 1994 by Royal Decree 2/94.
The first Minister of the Ministry of Legal Affairs was Mohamed bin Ali bin Nasser Al Alawi who was appointed in 1994 by Royal Decree No 2/94 and remained as minister until March 6, 2011.
The competences of MOLA were specified in Royal Decree 14/94. [3] Its main functions include:
MOLA had three General Directorates:
The General Directorate of Legal Affairs is the core department of MOLA and the one responsible for carrying out its legal functions, it is also divided into three Directorates:
MOLA issued the following publications:
Annual Law Volumes and Legal Opinion Books are available as CD applications in addition to their hard copy editions.
The Minister of Legal Affairs was required by law to undertake the following roles:
وزارة العدل و الشؤون القانونية | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1994 |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www.mjla.gov.om |
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Cabinet |
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The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA) ( Arabic: وزراة العدل والشؤون القانونية) was the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman that is responsible for drafting legislation and providing other government bodies with legal advice. It was a distinct body from the Ministry of Justice and the Public Prosecution, and they were both merged into the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in August 2020.
The last Minister of Legal Affairs was Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Said Al Saeedi [1] and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs was Yahya bin Nasser bin Mansoor Al Khusaibi. [2]
The Ministry of Legal Affairs was founded in 1994 by Royal Decree 2/94.
The first Minister of the Ministry of Legal Affairs was Mohamed bin Ali bin Nasser Al Alawi who was appointed in 1994 by Royal Decree No 2/94 and remained as minister until March 6, 2011.
The competences of MOLA were specified in Royal Decree 14/94. [3] Its main functions include:
MOLA had three General Directorates:
The General Directorate of Legal Affairs is the core department of MOLA and the one responsible for carrying out its legal functions, it is also divided into three Directorates:
MOLA issued the following publications:
Annual Law Volumes and Legal Opinion Books are available as CD applications in addition to their hard copy editions.
The Minister of Legal Affairs was required by law to undertake the following roles: