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Arabic

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 63/78 Regarding the Mandates of the Ministry of Transportation and Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 50/75 Issuing the Civil Aviation Law of 1975, part one, article 2 of it,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

A directorate general named the “Directorate General of Meteorology” is hereby established at the Ministry of Transportation.

Article 2

The mentioned directorate general is hereby mandated with the following tasks and duties:

(a) Establishing, operating, managing, and monitoring weather stations for various sectors, weather forecasting offices, and meteorological research centres that meet the requirements of all sectors throughout the Sultanate.

(b) Exchanging meteorological information and bulletins between the Sultanate and other states.

(c) Carrying out studies and scientific research in various fields of meteorology.

Article 3

The other sectors in the Sultanate shall continue to exercise their current mandates with regard to hydrological operations and the collection and storage of information relating to them.

Article 4

All that is contrary to the provisions of this decree, or in conflict with it, from other laws or regulations, is hereby repealed.

Article 5

All those concerned shall implement the provisions of this decree, each within the limits of its mandate.

Article 6

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1402
Corresponding to: 4 February 1982

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 235 issued on 15 February 1982.

Arabic

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 the initialled draft Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for Air Services Between and Beyond Their Respective Territories,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The Minister of Transport is hereby authorised to sign on Our behalf the mentioned Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for Air Services Between and Beyond Their Respective Territories.

Article 2

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1402
Corresponding to: 30 December 1981

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 232 issued on 2 January 1982.

Arabic

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 the Cultural Convention initialled in Lisbon Between the Sultanate of Oman represented by the Minister of National Heritage and Culture, and the Portuguese Republic represented by its Minister of Foreign Affairs,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The mentioned Cultural Convention Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Portuguese Republic, signed on behalf of the Sultanate by the Minister of National Heritage and Culture, is hereby approved and ratified.

Article 2

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 3 Rabi Al-Awwal 1402
Corresponding to: 30 December 1981

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 232 issued on 2 January 1982.

Arabic

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 7/74 Issuing the Omani Penal Law,

Royal Decree 81/77 Transferring the Services of Hilal bin Sultan bin Saif Al-Hosni to the Ministry of Justice and Appointing Him as Its Undersecretary,

Royal Decree 8/80 Issuing the Civil Service Law and its amendments,

Royal Decree 66/81 Determining the Powers of the Advisor to the State for Criminal Affairs,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

Hilal bin Sultan bin Saif Al-Hosni is hereby appointed President of the Criminal Court with his same grade.

Article 2

Without prejudice to the provisions of the mentioned Royal Decree 66/81, the President of the Criminal Court hereby enjoys judicial independence in the field of his work.

Article 3

Until a royal decree is issued on the scope and statute of the work of the Criminal Court and defining its organisational structure and its financial and administrative status, the court hereby continues to carry out its work by its current means.

Article 4

The mentioned Royal Decree 81/77 is hereby repealed.

Article 5

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.

Issued on: 30 Safar 1402
Corresponding to: 27 December 1981

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 232 issued on 2 January 1982.

Arabic

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 44/80 Issuing the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

Counsellor Abdullah Mohammed Al-Dhahab is hereby granted the title of ambassador, and appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the State of Bahrain.

Article 2

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.

Issued on: 27 Safar 1402
Corresponding to: 24 December 1981

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 232 issued on 2 January 1982.