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 Commercial Agencies Law issued by Royal Decree 26/77 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A second paragraph is hereby added to article 7 of the mentioned Commercial Agencies Law with the following text:
Contracts for the purchase of weapons, ammunition, or military equipment of all types and forms signed by military or security entities directly with the principal are excluded.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 27 Jumada Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 4 July 2005
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 795 issued on 16 July 2005.