Wamuziri, S (2023) Legislative framework for public-private partnerships in the Sultanate of Oman. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 177(3), pp. 150-156. ISSN 17514304
Abstract
An effective regulatory framework is essential to attract international investment in infrastructure development and public services through public-private partnerships (PPPs). A transparent and predictable regulatory environment makes PPPs work in the long term, as this enables private sector participants to manage long-term risks in the most effective and efficient way. The legal framework for PPPs in Oman consists of four key pieces of legislation. The Foreign Capital Investment Law (Royal Decree 50/2019) outlines the procedures for application of an investment project licence and provides for investment incentives and guarantees to international investors. The Law of Privatization (Royal Decree 51/2019) provides a transparent framework for awarding of privatisation contracts. The Public Private Partnership Law (Royal Decree 52/2019) outlines the procedures for tendering and award of PPP projects and the essential elements of PPP contracts. The Bankruptcy Law in Oman (Royal Decree 53/2019) updates the law on corporate distress and introduces the concepts of corporate restructuring, preventative composition and bankruptcy-filing procedures. These four royal decrees are evaluated in this paper. The royal decrees promulgated in succession by the Sultanate of Oman bring privatisation and PPP policy in line with international best practice and constitute a central component of the nation's strategy and supply side reforms to diversify the economy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | contracts & law; economics & finance; public-private partnerships |
| Index terms: | best practice, privatization, bankruptcy, public private partnership, distress, investor, Oman, partnership, private sector, public services, legislation, capital investment, guarantee, investment incentive, strategy, licence, infrastructure development |
| Subjects: | business, contract structure, management, partnership management, sociology, industry analysis, administrative law, legal systems, contractual arrangements, economic analysis, structural engineering, Geography, infrastructure engineering |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Business Strategy, Legal Issues, Procurement, Engineering Principles, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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