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 annexes,
Royal Decree 28/79 Amending the Formation of the Council of Ministers,
and Law 4/73 Establishing the Official Gazette,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The Directorate General of the Diwan of Legislation and the Directorate of the Official Gazette are hereby transferred to the Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs.
Article 2
All relevant government units shall implement this decree, each within the limits of its mandate.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 28 Dhu Al-Hijja 1399
Corresponding to: 19 November 1979
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 183 issued on 1 December 1979.