We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and Royal Decree 76/96 Determining the Dates of Official Holidays and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The words “holiday” and “holidays”—provided in the mentioned Royal Decree 76/96—are hereby replaced with the words “leave” and “leaves”.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 21 Rajab 1427
Corresponding to: 16 August 2006
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 822 issued on 2 September 2006.