We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and Royal Decree 49/90 Establishing a Committee for Commercial and Industrial Coordination and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A government council named the “Economic Coordination Council” is hereby established under the chairmanship of His Excellency Sayyid Saif bin Hamad bin Saud and the membership of:
1. His Excellency Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Makki—Deputy Chairman
2. His Excellency Mohammed bin Al-Zubair bin Ali
3- His Excellency Malik bin Sulaiman Al-Mamari
4. His Excellency Dr Ali bin Mohammed bin Moosa
5. His Excellency Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan
6. His Excellency Mohammed bin Ali bin Nasser Al-Alawi
7. His Excellency Dr Khamis bin Mubarak Al-Alawi
8. His Excellency Lieutenant General Hilal bin Khalid Al-Maawali
9. His Excellency Dr Sheikh Al-Yaqdhan bin Talib Al-Hinai—Secretary
Article II
The Economic Coordination Council is competent to review all economic matters and the obstacles to the process of economic development, to propose effective solutions to stimulate the national economy in general, and to overcome the difficulties faced by the private sector in some fields in particular. It is also competent to represent the government in joint meetings held with the business council, and other matters and topics assigned to it by His Majesty the Sultan.
The council may seek, in this regard, the assistance of experts and specialists.
Article III
The council must meet upon the invitation of its chairman, and its meetings are not valid unless attended by the majority of its members. The decisions and recommendations of the council must be issued by a majority, and in the case of a tie vote, the side that includes the chairman prevails.
The deputy chairman shall replace the chairman in his absence.
Article IV
The council must have a secretariat general in the Ministry of National Economy that shall present the topics of mandates for the council, collect data and statistics, conduct studies relating to these topics, prepare the minutes of the sessions, communicate the decisions and recommendations to the relevant entities, and any other works assigned to it by the council.
Article V
The mentioned Royal Decree 49/90 is hereby repealed, as well as the committees tasked with works that fall within the mandates stipulated in article II of this decree, and the matters they have are hereby referred to the Economic Coordination Council.
Article VI
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its publication.
Issued on: 14 Sha’ban 1420
Corresponding to: 22 November 1999
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 660 issued on 1 December 1999.