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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State 26 of 1975 and its amendments,
and after perusal of the Law on the Statute of the Oman National Commission for UNESCO 5/74 dated 16 September 1974,
and based on the matters presented to Us by the Minister of Education after its review by the Diwan of Legislation,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The text of article 4 of the mentioned Law on the Statute of the Oman National Commission for UNESCO 5/74 is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:
Article 4
The commission is composed of the following:
1. Minister of Education Chairman
2. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education Member
3. Director of Cultural Relations at the Ministry of Education Member
4. Head of the UNESCO Section in the Cultural Relations Directorate at the Ministry of Education (Secretary of the commission) Member
5. Director General of Education of Girls at the Ministry of Education Member
6. Director of Technical Cooperation at the Foreign Ministry Member
7. Director General of Cultural Affairs at the Ministry of Information and Culture Member
8. Director General of Social Affairs and Labour Member
9. A representative of the Ministry of National Heritage with the rank of director Member
10. Three members interested in the affairs of education, culture, and science, selected by the minister Members
(b) The chairman of the commission may add or change the members of the commission if he deems it necessary.
Article 2
The text of article 6(b) is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:
(b) The commission must meet at least once a year.
Article 3
The text of article 7(a) is hereby repealed and replaced with the following:
(a) The term of membership in the commission is three years.
Article 4
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 22 Jumada Al-Awwal 1397
Corresponding to: 10 May 1977
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 126 issued on 1 June 1977.