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 26/79 Issuing the Law of National Parks and Protected Natural Sites,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The first paragraph of article 5 of the mentioned Law on the Establishment of National Parks and Protected Natural Sites issued by Royal Decree 26/79 is hereby amended as follows:
A technical advisory committee for national parks and protected natural sites is hereby formed under the chairmanship of the Minister of Regional Municipalities and Environment and the membership of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Tourism Affairs, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture for National Heritage Affairs, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Development for Development Affairs, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and Minerals, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment for Environmental Affairs. The Director General of Nature Reserves Affairs at the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment shall undertake the secretarial work of the committee.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 23 Rabi Al-Akhir 1416
Corresponding to: 19 September 1995
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 560 issued on 1 October 1995.