Royal Decree 62/2013 Establishing the National Museum and Promulgating Its System

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the System of Public Authorities and Establishments promulgated by Royal Decree 116/91,

and Royal Decree 24/2005 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A museum named the “National Museum” is hereby established in the Governorate of Muscat, it is subordinate to the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, and the provisions of the attached system apply in its regard.

Article II

The National Museum has legal personality, enjoys financial and administrative independence, and has the capacity to own, manage, and dispose of immovable and movable property.

Article III

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions to implement the provisions of the attached system after its adoption by the Board of Trustees, and until they are issued, the laws and systems applicable to the units of the administrative apparatus of the state apply to the National Museum in regard to matters not governed by a special text in the attached system and to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article IV

The assets of archaeological holdings and tangible and intangible artefacts kept by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, as well as the allocations of the National Museum project, are hereby transferred to the National Museum, and the employees of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture whose assistance is sought are also hereby transferred to it.

The implementation of the transfer mandate and the transfer of employees must be in accordance with the mechanism issued by a decision by the Minister of Heritage and Culture.

Article V

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached system, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article VI

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 16 Muharram 1435
Corresponding to: 20 November 2013

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1035 issued on 24 November 2013.