We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, to which the Sultanate acceded on 30 January 1974,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs is hereby authorised to sign the mentioned Convention on the International Maritime Organization.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 1 Ramadan 1418
Corresponding to: 31 December 1997
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 614 issued on 3 January 1998.