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 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty signed by the Sultanate on 23 September 1999,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mentioned Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is hereby ratified.
Article II
Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification of the treaty in accordance with its provisions.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424
Corresponding to: 13 May 2003
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 743 issued on 17 May 2003.