We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
Royal Decree 40/78 Regarding the Ministry of Public Works,
and Royal Decree 28/79 Amending the Formation of the Council of Ministers,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
Dr Asim Al-Jamali is hereby appointed Minister of Public Works.
Article 2
The Ministry of Environment Affairs is hereby abolished, and its responsibilities are entrusted to a Council for Environmental Protection and Pollution Control, the establishment of which and the determination of its mandates must be issued by royal decree.
Article 3
All relevant entities must undertake the necessary measures to implement this decree. All that is contrary to the provisions of this decree, or in conflict with them, from previous decrees, is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 22 Muharram 1400
Corresponding to: 12 December 1979
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 185 issued on 1 January 1980.