Muscat – The review took place during the Council’s eleventh regular session of the second annual sitting (2024–2025) of the tenth term (2023–2027), chaired by His Excellency Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali, Speaker of the Shura Council.

During the session, His Excellency Mansour bin Zaher Al Hajri, Chairman of the Health and Social Committee, presented the committee’s report on the draft law, which consists of 83 articles spread across six chapters. The proposed legislation covers general definitions, civil associations, civil institutions, social associations, volunteer work, and final provisions.

His Excellency explained that the draft law represents a response to the developments witnessed by civil work in the Sultanate of Oman. He pointed out that the new law seeks to address social and organizational challenges facing civil society institutions by creating a flexible and advanced legal framework that accommodates the ongoing transformations. It also aims to enhance the role of these institutions in national development, in addition to a special and integrated organization of volunteer teams.

As part of the session, the Council members presented their observations on several provisions of the law and put forward their proposals to strengthen the legal texts and ensure their alignment with the practical reality of civil society institutions.

The discussion also addressed aspects related to licensing, classifications, and governance of civil society work, in addition to the penalties clause.