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Key Facts: Oman MJLA Authorised Officers Exam Exam

9 months

Maximum length of the authorised officers' programme

Ministerial Decision 195/2025

70%

Minimum overall mark for the pass certificate

Ministerial Decision 70/2025, Article 10

10 / 20 / 70

Attendance, participation and final-test weighting

Ministerial Decision 70/2025, Article 8

OMR 3,500

Enrolment fee per employee from August 2026

Fee annex (Ministerial Decision 112/2026)

4 / 8 / 14 years

Register time for the primary, appeal and Supreme Court rolls

Royal Decree 41/2024, Articles 30 to 32

Oman's MJLA trains and tests public officials who will appear and plead for state units and public legal persons. Entry in the Register of Officials (Royal Decree 41/2024, Articles 35 and 36) requires a law degree, a legal post nominated by the employer, and passing a programme of up to nine months scored 10% attendance, 20% participation and 70% final tests, with 70% overall to pass. Enrolment costs OMR 3,500 per employee from August 2026. These free English-language MCQs cover the published programme topics as an independent study adaptation.

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1What does Article 35 of the Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law (Royal Decree 41/2024) establish for government legal officers?
A.A separate bar association for public-sector lawyers, with its own disciplinary board
B.A licence allowing public officials to open private advocacy offices outside working hours
C.A register in the Ministry of officials authorised to appear and plead for state units and public legal persons
D.A published list of the ministries that are exempt from paying court fees
Explanation: Article 35 requires the competent administrative division of the Ministry to keep a register of officials authorised to appear and plead for units of the State's administrative apparatus and other public legal persons. It records their names, the entities they represent and details of their authorisation, and the entities must notify the division of any changes.
2Which set of conditions must an official meet for registration in the Register of Officials under Article 36 of the Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law?
A.Public-official status, a law degree and passing the committee's training programme
B.Omani nationality, ten years of public service and a doctorate in law from a recognised university
C.Prior registration in the Roll of Advocates Admitted Before Primary Courts and Their Equivalent
D.A written recommendation from the Attorney General confirming the official's fitness to plead
Explanation: Article 36 requires the applicant to be a public official, to hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in law or in law and other disciplines from a recognised institution (with an equivalence certificate for foreign degrees), to pass the training programme set by the committee and issued by ministerial decision, and to meet any other conditions in the regulation. The application is filed by the competent authority of the employing entity.
3Under Article 23 of the Executive Regulation (Ministerial Decision 66/2025), who submits an official's application for entry in the Register of Officials, and who is eligible?
A.The official personally, at any time after appointment, by an online request to the Ministry
B.Any advocacy office that employs the official part-time, on his behalf and at his request
C.The Advocates Training and Qualification Committee, automatically, after the official passes the exam
D.The competent authority of his entity, for staff of its legal affairs division or its experts and legal advisers
Explanation: Article 23 requires the application to come from the competent authority of the entity where the official works. The official must be employed in the entity's legal affairs division or hold a post of expert or legal adviser. The file includes the appointment decision, the approved job description and the qualification (with at least 70% legal courses for mixed degrees), and goes to the committee after the official passes the training programme.
4What does Article 13(2) of the Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law permit units of the State's administrative apparatus to do with officials entered in the Register of Officials?
A.Lend them to private companies as in-house counsel during periods of low workload
B.Use them only for drafting contracts and opinions, but never for court appearances
C.Appoint them to sit as judges in administrative committees with judicial competence
D.Assign them to appear and plead, sign statements of claim and contestations, and file requests
Explanation: Article 13 creates exceptions to the rule that only registered advocates may do advocacy work. Paragraph 2 allows state units and other public legal persons to assign officials in the Article 35 register to represent them in appearing and pleading, signing statements of claim and contestations, and submitting requests before the entities in Article 11(1), which include courts of all levels.
5An official has been entered in the Register of Officials for five years and can prove actual pleading practice before the courts. For which advocates' roll does Article 30 of the Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law make him eligible?
A.The Roll of Advocates Admitted Before the Supreme Court and Its Equivalent
B.The Roll of Advocates Admitted Before Courts of Appeal and Their Equivalent
C.The primary-courts roll, which requires at least four years in the register
D.None, because years spent in the Register of Officials can never count towards a roll
Explanation: Article 30(3) admits to the primary-courts roll officials registered in the Article 35 register for at least four years who prove the actual practice required by Article 12(2). Articles 31(3) and 32(3) require eight and 14 years in the register for the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court rolls.
6What is the maximum length of the training programme for authorised officers under Ministerial Decision 70/2025, as amended by Ministerial Decision 195/2025?
A.Nine months
B.Thirty days
C.Two years
D.Six months, as originally set
Explanation: Article 6 of the training system requires the Ministry's competent division to send the training committee a list of officials who meet the Article 36 conditions, for enrolment in the programme. As replaced by Ministerial Decision 195/2025, it provides that the programme may not exceed nine months. The original 2025 text set six months.
7What fee does the services annex, as replaced by Ministerial Decision 112/2026, set for enrolling an authorised officer in the officers' training programme?
A.No fee, because public entities are exempt
B.OMR 50, the same as the trainee-advocate programme
C.OMR 80 per examination
D.OMR 3,500 per employee
Explanation: Ministerial Decision 112/2026, in force from 17 August 2026, replaced the fee annex of the Executive Regulation. Item 6 of Part Seven sets OMR 3,500 per employee for enrolment in the programme for officials authorised to appear and plead for state units and public legal persons. The trainee-advocate programme costs OMR 50, including the exam.
8Does the assessment rule of Ministerial Decision 70/2025 (10% attendance, 20% activities and participation, 70% final tests, with at least 70% overall to pass) apply to authorised officers?
A.No; officers are assessed only by an interview held at the end of the programme
B.Yes; the system's definition of 'trainee' covers both trainee advocates and authorised officers
C.No; officers need only 50% overall, because the programme is shorter for them
D.Only if the officer's employing unit asks the training committee to apply it
Explanation: Article 1 of the training system defines a trainee as a trainee advocate or an official authorised to appear and plead for state units and public legal persons, and Article 2 applies the system to both. Article 8 sets the 10/20/70 split and Article 10 requires at least 70% overall for the pass certificate.
9An officer believes his programme result was wrongly calculated. Under Article 11 of Ministerial Decision 70/2025, what recourse does he have?
A.An appeal to the Supreme Court within 40 days of the announcement of the result
B.A request to his own ministry's minister to change the result in the register
C.A grievance to the Advocates and Legal Consultants Affairs Committee within 15 days, after paying the fee
D.None, because results of the training programme are final and cannot be challenged
Explanation: Article 11 allows any trainee to file a grievance with the Advocates and Legal Consultants Affairs Committee within 15 days of the announcement of the result, after paying the prescribed fee (OMR 10 in the annex). The committee must decide within 30 days of filing.
10Under Article 4 bis of the Criminal Procedure Law, how may the head of a state unit be represented before the criminal courts?
A.Only by a private advocate admitted before the Supreme Court, appointed and paid by the unit
B.Only by the Attorney General, who represents all state units in criminal cases
C.Only in person, because the law allows no delegation for heads of state units
D.By delegating a holder of a legal post in his own unit to appear, plead and file appeals
Explanation: Article 4 bis allows heads of units of the State's administrative apparatus and other public legal persons to delegate one of the holders of legal posts in their unit to appear, plead and file appeals on their behalf before the courts at all levels. The same article requires permission before a direct suit is brought against such heads.

About the Oman MJLA Authorised Officers Exam Exam

Government legal officers who represent ministries and other public bodies in Omani courts must be entered in the Register of Officials kept under Article 35 of the Advocacy and Legal Consultancy Law (Royal Decree 41/2024). A condition of entry is passing the MJLA training programme, which ends in a pass exam (Article 36; Ministerial Decision 70/2025). MJLA's 2025 announcement lists the programme topics: civil law, arbitration, civil and commercial procedures, legal writing and pleadings, administrative law, civil service law, public-office crimes, legal research and case analysis, and legal ethics. This bank is independent practice by OpenExamPrep: an English-language MCQ study adaptation of those topics, not an official translation or a simulation of the Arabic exam.

Exam sponsor: Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs (MJLA). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

MJLA training programme (up to nine months) assessed out of 100 marks: 10% attendance, 20% activities and active participation, 70% final tests; at least 70% overall earns the pass certificate.

Time Limit

Not published

Passing Score

70%

Exam / Certification Fees

OMR 3,500 per employee (programme enrolment)

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Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

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Register and authorisation framework

Advocacy Law Articles 12, 13, 30 to 36; Executive Regulation Article 23; the training system and its fees

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Administrative law and its judicial applications

Administrative Procedure Law: jurisdiction, grievance, time limits, stay, appeals and execution

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Civil and commercial procedures

Service on state bodies, venue, pleas, incidental requests, settlement and costs

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Civil law

Formation and validity of contracts, breach, and civil liability

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Arbitration

Arbitration agreements, tribunals, procedure and awards

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Civil service law

Duties, prohibitions, discipline and end of service

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Crimes related to public office

Bribery, intercession, embezzlement and harm to public funds

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Legal writing, research and ethics

Evidence rules, judgment analysis, time computation and professional conduct

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  • Passing score: 70%
  • Assessment: MJLA training programme (up to nine months) assessed out of 100 marks: 10% attendance, 20% activities and active participation, 70% final tests; at least 70% overall earns the pass certificate.
  • Time limit: Not published
  • Exam / certification fees: OMR 3,500 per employee (programme enrolment) Official sources

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Oman MJLA Authorised Officers Exam: Suggested Study Strategy

1Start with the Administrative Procedure Law (the former Administrative Court Law, renamed by Royal Decree 35/2022): mandatory grievance, 60-day periods, stay of execution and appeals.
2Learn the civil procedure rules that matter for state litigants: service on heads of state bodies, venue at the head office, and correction of the defendant's capacity.
3Review Penal Law Articles 207 to 222 on bribery, embezzlement and harm to public funds, and the definitions of public official and public funds in Articles 10 and 11.
4Practise drafting statements of claim and defence memoranda in Arabic, since the programme covers legal writing and pleadings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who needs to pass this MJLA programme and exam?

Public officials who will appear and plead in court for units of the State's administrative apparatus or other public legal persons. Article 36 of Royal Decree 41/2024 requires them to pass the training programme set by the committee before entry in the Register of Officials (Article 35). The application is filed by their entity's competent authority (Executive Regulation, Article 23).

How is the programme assessed?

Ministerial Decision 70/2025 scores it out of 100: 10% attendance, 20% activities and active participation and 70% final tests. At least 70% overall is needed for the pass certificate, and a grievance against the result may be filed within 15 days.

How long is the programme and what does it cost?

Since Ministerial Decision 195/2025 it may last up to nine months (previously six). From 17 August 2026 the fee annex, as replaced by Ministerial Decision 112/2026, sets OMR 3,500 per employee for enrolment.

Can a registered official later become an advocate?

Yes. Officials in the register who prove actual pleading practice may register before the Primary Courts after four years, the Courts of Appeal after eight and the Supreme Court after 14 (Royal Decree 41/2024, Articles 30 to 32).

Do these questions reproduce the official exam?

No. MJLA has not published the exam's format or a sample. This is independent English-language MCQ practice by OpenExamPrep on the programme topics MJLA announced, citing the Omani statutes, not an official translation or simulation.