Following the Appearance of a De...
The Court of First Instance in the Wilayat of Barka issued a judicial ruling convicting a commercial establishment operating in the vehicle sector and its owner for violating the provisions of the Consumer Protection Law issued by Royal Decree No. (66/2014) and its Executive Regulations. The Court ruled to impose a total fine of 4000 Omani Riyals as a suspended penalty, obligating them to bear the criminal case expenses, and ruling in favor of the claimant an amount of 1000 Omani Riyals as compensation for the material and moral damages sustained.
The facts of the case date back to the Department of Consumer Protection in Barka receiving a complaint from a consumer, in which she stated tha...
Tuesday 24 , March 2026
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Trading and Use of Expired Materia...
The Department of Consumer Protection in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate, represented by Judicial Officers, managed to seize a beauty salon that was trading and using spoiled and expired materials.
The details of the seizure date back to the monitoring and inspection activities carried out by the Judicial Officers at the Department, during which (55) boxes of expired hair dye were found, with an expiry date of 7/7/2025, in one of the salons, being used on customers, including (16) boxes that had already been used. Upon questioning the receptionist, she stated that the seized materials were being mixed for customers and that she was aware that the products were expired, and she had informed ...
Thursday 19 , March 2026
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Judicial Rulings Convicting Commerc...
The Primary Court of Nizwa issued judicial rulings against commercial establishments operating in the sectors of equipment and machinery for violating the Consumer Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree No. (66/2014) and its Implementing Regulation. The rulings included convictions and financial fines.
This followed the receipt by the Consumer Protection Department in Nizwa of two complaints against commercial establishments operating in the sectors of equipment and machinery. The facts of the first case are summarized as follows: the Department received a complaint from a consumer stating that he had purchased a seed grinding and filtering machine from one of the commercial establis...
Wednesday 18 , March 2026
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