We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,
the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations by its resolution 44/25 at its forty-fourth session held on 5 December 1989,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The reservations of the Sultanate to the Convention on the Rights of the Child attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 54/96 are hereby withdrawn, with the exception of the reservation to article 14 of the convention, which grants the child the right to choose his religion.
Article II
The competent entities shall take the necessary procedures to implement the provisions of the aforementioned article.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 14 Shawwal 1432
Corresponding to: 13 September 2011
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 943 issued on 17 September 2011.