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,
Royal Decree 45/84 Establishing the Ministry of Environment and Appointing a Minister for It,
and Royal Decree 47/84 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Environment,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The name of the Ministry of Environment is hereby amended to become the “Ministry of Environment and Water Resources”.
Article 2
A royal decree must be issued redetermining the mandates of the ministry and restructuring its organisational structure.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 18 Rabi Al-Thani 1406
Corresponding to: 30 December 1985
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 326 issued on 1 January 1986.