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 45/75 Regarding the Formation of the Water Resources Council and its amendments,
Royal Decree 76/77 Issuing the Water Resources Development Law,
Royal Decree 68/79 Establishing the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Council and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 104/85 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Environment and Its Mandates,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The name of the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Council is hereby amended to become the “Environmental and Water Resources Protection Council”.
Article 2
The council is hereby recomposed under Our chairmanship as follows:
– Minister of Environment and Water Resources Deputy chairman
– Minister of Transportation Assistant deputy
– Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Member
– Minister of Electricity and Water Member
– Minister of Interior Member
– Minister of Health Member
– Minister of Housing Member
– Minister of Commerce and Industry Member
– Minister of State and Wali of Dhofar Member
– Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Member
– Minister of Regional Municipalities Affairs Member
– Head of the Diwan of Royal Court Affairs Member
– Secretary General of the Council Member
Article 3
The council shall assume all the mandates previously vested in the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Council and the Water Resources Council until those mandates are redetermined by a special royal decree.
Article 4
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 18 Rabi Al-Thani 1406
Corresponding to: 30 December 1985
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 326 issued on 1 January 1986.