Muscat – His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued four Royal Decrees on Sunday reading as follows:

Royal Decree No 13/2024 amends some provisions of the State of Emergency Law.

• Article 1 states that the amendments attached to this decree will be applied to the State of Emergency Law promulgated by Royal Decree No 75/2008.
• Article 2 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced on the day following its date of publication.

Royal Decree No 14/2024 determines the specialisations of the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) and approves its organisational structure.

• Article 1 stipulates that the specialisations of Ministry of Social Development will be determined in accordance with Annex No 1 attached to this decree.
• Article 2 endorses the organisational structure of the Ministry of Social Development in accordance to Annex No 2 attached to this decree.
• Article 3 cancels Royal Decree No 32/2003 on determining the specialisations of the Ministry of Social Development and approving its organisational structure. It also cancels all that contradicts this decree or contravenes its provisions.
• Article 4 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.

Royal Decree No 15/2024 appoints a Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome.

• Article 1 appoints Sayyid Nizar bin al Julanda bin Majid al Said, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Italian Republic, as Oman’s Permanent Representative to FAO in Rome.
• Article 2 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.

Royal Decree No 16/2024 appoints a Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the Digital Cooperation Organization in Riyadh.

• Article 1 appoints Sayyid Faisal bin Turki bin Mahmoud al Said, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as Oman’s Permanent Representative to the Digital Cooperation Organization in Riyadh.
• Article 2 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.