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 Agreement Establishing the Arab Ship Classification Authority approved by the Council of the League of Arab States by its decision 5390 on 27 March 1994.
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned Agreement Establishing the Arab Ship Classification Authority is hereby approved.
Article II
Competent entities shall undertake the procedures for acceding to the agreement in accordance with its provisions.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 23 Jumada Al-Awwal 1419
Corresponding to: 14 September 1998
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 631 issued on 15 September 1998.