Royal Decree 29/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession for the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 24 Rajab 1441
Corresponding to: 19 March 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1334 issued on 23 March 2020.