We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,
the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 26/75,
Royal Decree 112/2004 Establishing the Ministry of Sports Affairs and Determining Its Competences,
and Royal Decree 7/2006 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Sports Affairs,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The organisational level of the sports affairs directorates in the Ministry of Sports Affairs in the governorates of Dhofar and Batinah North is hereby upgraded to a directorate general named the “Directorate General of Sports Affairs in the Governorate of Dhofar” and the “Directorate General of Sports Affairs in the Governorate of Batinah North”.
Article II
This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 22 Rabi Al-Thani 1434
Corresponding to: 5 March 2013
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 1004 issued on 9 March 2013.