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 113/91 Establishing the Public Authority for Youth Sports and Cultural Activities and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 41/2001 Issuing the System of Private Entities Working in the Field of Youth Sports and Cultural Activities and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A ministry for sports affairs is hereby established to which the mandates, allocations, and assets relating to sports activities are transferred from the Public Authority for Youth Sports and Cultural Activities, and all officers working in the same activities in the mentioned authority are hereby transferred to it with their same employment status.
Article II
The mandates, allocations, and assets relating to cultural activities are hereby transferred from the Public Authority for Youth Sports and Cultural Activities to the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, and all officers working in the same activities in the mentioned authority are hereby transferred to it with their same financial grades.
Article III
Royal Decree 113/91 Establishing the Public Authority for Youth Sports and Cultural Activities and Royal Decree 67/94 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Public Authority for Youth Sports and Cultural Activities are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree.
Article IV
The mandates of the Ministry of Sports Affairs are hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex.
Article V
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 5 Ramadan 1425
Corresponding to: 20 October 2004
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 778 issued on 1 November 2004.
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