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,
and Law 9 of 1973 on the Practice of the Medical Profession and Dentistry,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The text of article 29 of the mentioned Law 9 of 1973 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following text:
Article 29
The Minister of Health shall issue, by a decision by him, the statute governing private clinics and hospitals, as well as the statute governing the practice of the professions of nursing, health massage, and dentistry.
Article 2
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 29 Rajab 1398
Corresponding to: 5 July 1978
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 151 issued on 15 July 1978.