We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State 26/75 and Royal Decree 13/76 amending it,
after perusal of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict signed at The Hague (Netherlands) on 14 May 1954,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
We hereby declare the accession of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict signed at The Hague (Netherlands) on 14 May 1954.
Article 2
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is hereby authorised, on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, to issue the instrument of accession in accordance with the procedure stipulated in the mentioned convention.
Article 3
The Government of the Sultanate of Oman must faithfully implement the provisions of this convention from the date of its entry into force for the Sultanate.
Article 4
The competent entities shall implement this decree, each within its mandate, and it must be published in the Official Gazette.
Issued on: 10 Ramadan 1397
Corresponding to: 25 August 1977
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 132 issued on 1 September 1977.