We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 38/1974,
in order to build on the success achieved by the implementation of procedures for replacing weighing instruments with modern measurement standards,
in order to achieve public benefit and regulate current transactions,
and based on the matters presented to Us by the Minister of Commerce and Industry,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
All units of measurement currently used in the Sultanate are hereby replaced by the metric system, including the following units:
(a) The metre as the unit of length.
(b) The litre as the unit of volume.
(c) The degree Celsius as the unit of temperature.
In addition to these units, their secondary units and various multiples are hereby added in accordance with the internationally applicable metric system.
Article 2
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry shall issue the regulations and detailed statements related to this replacement.
Article 3
All concerned parties shall implement this decree, each within its mandate, within a maximum period of 31 December 1975.
Article 4
Whoever, after the mentioned date, engages in transactions contrary to the provisions of this decree would be subject to the punishment stipulated in article 292 of the Omani Penal Law.
Article 5
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and must be implemented on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 15 Rabi Al-Thani 1395
Corresponding to: 27 April 1975
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 79 issued on 15 May 1975.