HM issues Royal Decree on insurance of expat workers for work injuries
Article (1) says that the provisions of Clauses (2), (3), and (5) of Article Six of Royal Decree No. 52/2023 shall be replaced with the following texts:
2- The provisions of the branch on insurance for work injuries and occupational diseases for non-Omani workers under the attached law shall come into force after (5) years from the date of issuance of this decree.
3- Chapter Six of Part Three of the attached law shall come into force after (3) years from the date of issuance of this decree.
5- Clause (1) of Article (139) of the attached law shall come into force on the date determined by the Board of Directors of the Social Protection Fund, provided it does not exceed (4) years from the date of issuance of this decree.
Article (2) cancels all that contradicts this decree or contravenes their provisions.
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