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,
the Land Distribution Law 4 of 1972,
and the Law Governing Lands 6 of 1972,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The Minister of Land Affairs and Municipalities shall, in exercising his mandates in relation to agricultural lands in accordance with the mentioned Land Distribution Law 4 of 1972 and the Law Governing Lands 6 of 1972, consult and coordinate with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil, and Minerals.
Article 2
Decisions, contracts, and actions undertaken by the Ministry of Land Affairs and Municipalities regarding the matters referred to in the preceding article are hereby not considered final or effective until they have been approved and endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil, and Minerals.
Article 3
The provisions of Laws 4 and 6 of 1972 referred to in article 1 are hereby amended in accordance with this decree.
Article 4
The Minister of Land Affairs and Municipalities and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Oil, and Minerals shall implement this decree and issue regulations to ensure the coordination of work between their ministries in accordance with its provisions.
Article 5
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 1 Jumada Al-Thani 1398
Corresponding to: 8 May 1978
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 147 issued on 15 May 1978.