We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and Law 9 of 1973 on the Practice of the Medical Profession and Dentistry in the Sultanate of Oman and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The text of article 3 of the mentioned Law 9 of 1973 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following text:
Article 3
No person shall practise the profession of human medicine, dentistry, or any of the works associated with them in accordance with the preceding two articles unless he is licensed to do so in a medical clinic, hospital, or suitable place of work. The licence must be issued by the Ministry of Health in accordance with the following articles and the regulation issued by the Minister of Health.
Article 2
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 25 Jumada Al-Awwal 1399
Corresponding to: 23 April 1979
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 169 issued on 1 May 1979.