their lawyers, experts, and other aides to the judges, violates an order issued by the
court regarding protecting the secrecy of information submitted or exchanged during
the proceedings.
Article (55):
The Magistrate Court shall keep a detailed account of all goods, materials, and other tools of which
their destruction has been ordered in a crime committed in violation of the provisions of this law. The
Enforcing Agency, at the request of the violated right owner, may temporarily delay executing the
destruction order, where the materials could be used as evidence in a civil lawsuit.
Article (56):
Any person, who is injured by a violation of the provisions of this law, may exercise the civil
remedies against the perpetrator, before the concerned criminal court.
Chapter XV
General and Closing Provisions
Article (57):
The provisions of this Law shall apply to:
a.
Works, performances, and sound recordings of Omanis and foreigners, normal
residents in the Sultanate, and broadcasting programs belonging to broadcasting
organizations stationed in the Sultanate, or broadcasted from headquarters located
inside the Sultanate.
b.
Works, performances, sound recordings, and broadcasting programs that have been
produced in the Sultanate of Oman regardless of the citizenship or the residence of
the producer.
c.
Works, performances, and sound recordings that are published for the first time in the
Sultanate of Oman or in a foreign country and then published in the Sultanate within
a period of thirty days starting from the date of publication abroad, regardless of the
citizenship or place of residence of the authors.
d.
Audio-visual works where the headquarters of their producers or their residence is in
the Sultanate of Oman.
e.
Architectural works that have been constructed in the Sultanate and other works of
art, incorporated in a building, or any other facilities, located in the Sultanate.
f.
Authors, performers, producers of sound recordings, and broadcasting organizations,
that are eligible for protection by virtue of and in accordance with any multilateral
and bilateral international treaties and conventions, to which the Sultanate of Oman is
a party or may become a party later.
Article (58):
The employees, appointed by a decision of the Minister of Justice, following agreement with the
Minister, shall have the right to inspect, control and access related locations, to check on violations to
the provisions of this law and its bylaws.