Royal Decree 39/2021 regarding the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 3/2013 Establishing the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance,

and the System of the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance promulgated by Royal Decree 68/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance” is hereby amended to the “Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority.”

Article II

The text of the second paragraph of article 4 of the aforementioned Royal Decree 3/2013 is hereby replaced with the following text:

The implementation of the transfer must be in accordance with the mechanism agreed upon by the chairman of the authority and the Inspector General of Police and Customs, provided that a committee is formed of the Royal Oman Police, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority to compile and transfer all immovable and movable assets, records, rights, and obligations of the civil defence and ambulance sectors within a maximum period of 60 (sixty) days from the date of issuance of this decree.

Article III

The text of article II of the aforementioned Royal Decree 68/2014 is hereby replaced with the following text:

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority shall issue the regulations and decisions necessary for implementing the provisions of the attached system within a period not exceeding 90 (ninety) days from the date of issuance of this decree, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article IV

The attached amendments to the aforementioned System of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority shall be implemented.

Article V

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached amendments, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article VI

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

Issued on: 9 Ramadan 1442
Corresponding to: 22 April 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1389 issued on 25 April 2021.