Royal Decree 82/2002 Ratifying an Amendment to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

Royal Decree 54/96 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate to the Convention on the Rights of the Child,

and the amendment to article 43(2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 December 1995,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment to the Convention on the Rights of the Child is hereby ratified as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 December 1995.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 19 Jumada Al-Thani 1423
Corresponding to: 28 August 2002

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 726 issued on 1 September 2002.