We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and Decree 13/76 amending it, and in particular article 14 of it,
and after perusal of Annex A to that law regarding the mandates of the Ministry of Finance,
and in pursuance of the interest in preserving and safeguarding the private property of the State,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
A new paragraph is hereby added to the mandates of the Ministry of Finance provided in Annex A of the mentioned law governing the administrative apparatus under number 9bis, the text of which is as follows:
9bis – Controlling, managing, safeguarding, and preserving private property of the state, including real estate and movable property.
Article 2
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 13 Rabi Al-Thani 1397
Corresponding to: 2 April 1977
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 123 issued on 16 April 1977.