Royal Decree 53/78 Establishing a Directorate General for Roads in the Ministry of Transport and Abolishing the Directorate General of Services and Public Relations

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 26/76 Establishing New Directorates General in the Ministry of Transportation,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

A directorate general named the “Directorate General of Roads” is hereby established at the Ministry of Transportation.

Article 2

The Directorate General of Services and Public Relations established by Our mentioned Royal Decree 26/76 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

The Minister of Transportation shall undertake the necessary measures to implement the provisions of this decree.

Article 4

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 19 Ramadan 1398
Corresponding to: 24 August 1978

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 154 issued on 2 September 1978.