We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the System of the College of Sharia and Law issued by Royal Decree 26/97 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of the first paragraph of article 7 of the mentioned System of the College of Sharia and Law is hereby replaced with the following text:
The college must have a board of trustees chaired by the Minister of Higher Education and the membership of the following:
– The Minister of Justice.
– The Minister of Legal Affairs.
– The Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs.
– The Inspector General of Police and Customs.
– The dean of the college—Member and secretary.
– Two members of intellectual and scientific standing in the field of sharia or law, and their selection must be by a decision issued by the chairman of the board of trustees.
Article II
A new paragraph is hereby added to article 9 of the mentioned System of the College of Sharia and Law, the text of which is as follows:
The term of appointment of the dean must be three years and that of the assistant dean must be two years, and it is permitted for the term of each of them to be renewed once.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 26 Jumada Al-Awwal 1423
Corresponding to: 6 August 2002
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 725 issued on 17 August 2002.