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 the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages signed in New York on 18 December 1979,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages, signed in New York on 18 December 1979, is hereby approved.
Article II
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs is hereby authorised to sign the instruments of accession on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and to deposit them in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned convention.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 10 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1408
Corresponding to: 25 June 1988
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 386 issued on 2 July 1988.