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 Civil Associations Law issued by Royal Decree 14/2000 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A new article numbered 5bis is hereby added to the mentioned Civil Associations Law, with the following text:
Article 5bis
The Council of Ministers may—on the basis of a proposal by the minister—approve the establishment of associations that do not meet the conditions and circumstances stipulated in this law, and it may exempt them from some of the provisions provided in it.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 7 Rabi Al-Awwal 1422
Corresponding to: 30 May 2001
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 696 issued on 2 June 2001.