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 in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A ministry is hereby established under the name “Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training”.
Article II
The name of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour is hereby amended to the “Ministry of Social Affairs”.
Article III
The powers, allocations, and records relating to labour and vocational training are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, and the employees working in this field are hereby transferred to it from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour.
Article IV
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 4 Jumada Al-Thani 1410
Corresponding to: 2 January 1990
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 423 issued on 15 January 1990.