Repealed by Royal Decree 56/77.
We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
Out of Our desire to support the production of Omani bosoor, to ensure stable living conditions for Omani farmers, and to raise the standard of living of bosoor producers,
and based on the matters presented to Us by the Development Council,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The Minister of the Affairs of Our Diwan is hereby authorised to enter into an agreement with suitable traders to ensure their commitment to purchase all bosoor products offered to them by Omani citizens at appropriate fixed prices agreed upon in accordance with the recommendations of the Development Council, effective from the harvest of 1976.
Article 2
The Directorate General of Finance shall disburse additional subsidy to Omani bosoor producers whose crop is received by the contracted trader in accordance with the preceding article. The Directorate General of Finance shall establish a system for reviewing receipt certificates, and the subsidy amounts must be disbursed either directly by it or through one of the banks it designates.
Article 3
The amount of the subsidy stipulated in the preceding article is hereby set at fifty Rial Omani per bahar of bosoor.
Article 4
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 15 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1396
Corresponding to: 8 November 1976
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 114 issued on 15 November 1976.