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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 84/81 Establishing the State Consultative Council,
and Royal Decree 86/81 on the Internal Statute of the State Consultative Council,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The text of article 8 of the mentioned Royal Decree 84/81 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The council shall hold at least three ordinary sessions each year to consider the agenda prepared by the secretariat general in agreement with the executive office. The executive office shall undertake the work of the board between sessions. The council may form standing or temporary subcommittees from among its members to study the matters it refers to them.
Article 2
The text of article 28 of the mentioned Royal Decree 86/81 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The council shall hold three sessions annually during the first week of January, May, and September of each year. The work statute of the council must determine the number and dates of its sittings during each session. With the approval of the council, a sitting may be postponed to an unspecified date. In this case, the chairman shall set the date of the next sitting and notify the members of the council of it. The chairman may invite the council to convene before the scheduled date of the sitting if there is a reason to do so.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 24 Rajab 1404
Corresponding to: 26 April 1984
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 287 issued on 1 May 1984.