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 50/75 Issuing the Civil Aviation Law of 1975, part one, article 2 of it,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
A directorate general named the “Directorate General of Meteorology” is hereby established at the Ministry of Transportation.
Article 2
The mentioned directorate general is hereby mandated with the following tasks and duties:
(a) Establishing, operating, managing, and monitoring weather stations for various sectors, weather forecasting offices, and meteorological research centres that meet the requirements of all sectors throughout the Sultanate.
(b) Exchanging meteorological information and bulletins between the Sultanate and other states.
(c) Carrying out studies and scientific research in various fields of meteorology.
Article 3
The other sectors in the Sultanate shall continue to exercise their current mandates with regard to hydrological operations and the collection and storage of information relating to them.
Article 4
All that is contrary to the provisions of this decree, or in conflict with it, from other laws or regulations, is hereby repealed.
Article 5
All those concerned shall implement the provisions of this decree, each within the limits of its mandate.
Article 6
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1402
Corresponding to: 4 February 1982
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 235 issued on 15 February 1982.