after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The Directorate General of Labour Affairs and Vocational Training in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, established by the mentioned Royal Decree 26/75, is hereby abolished.
Article 2
Two directorates general are hereby established in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, namely:
(a) The Directorate General of Vocational Training.
(b) The Directorate General of Labour.
Article 3
The Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour is hereby adopted in accordance with the annex attached to this decree.
Article 4
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 8 Rabi Al-Thani 1400Corresponding to: 25 February 1980
Qaboos bin SaidSultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 189 issued on 1 March 1980.