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 Royal Decree 24/86 Establishing the Institute of Sharia Judiciary, Preaching, and Guidance,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
Articles 5 and 6 of the mentioned Royal Decree 24/86 are hereby amended as follows:
Article 5 is hereby amended to read:
The institute must have a board composed as follows:
– The Minister of Justice, Endowments, and Islamic Affairs — Chairman
– Grand Mufti of the Sultanate — Deputy Chairman
– Director general of the institute — Member
– Director general of the headquarters of the ministry — Member
– A representative of the Ministry of Education and Youth with the rank of director general — Member
– Judge of the Sharia Court of Appeal in the Capital — Member
The deputy chairman of the council shall assume the chairmanship of the institute.
The text of article 6(4) is hereby amended to read:
Determining the functions and duties of the Director General of the Institute.
Article 2
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 12 Jumada Al-Akhira 1407
Corresponding to: 11 February 1987
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 353 issued on 15 February 1987.