HM ISSUES 6 DECREES

ROYAL DECREES:

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos on Wednesday issued six Royal Decrees.

Royal Decree No 21/2017 promulgates the Animal Welfare Law after it had been presented before the Council of Oman (Majlis Oman). Article 1 of the Decree stipulates that the provisions of the Animal Welfare Law, attached to this Decree, shall be enforced. This Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Royal Decree No 22/2017 promulgates the Law on Practising Veterinarian Professions after it had been presented before the Council of Oman (Majlis Oman). Article 1 stipulates that the provisions of the Law on Practising Veterinarian Professions, attached to this Decree, shall be enforced.

Article 2 says that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Royal Decree No 23/2017 amends some of the provisions of Royal Decree No 48/2004 on the establishment of the Agricultural and Fisheries Development Fund and promulgation of its system (bylaw). Article 1 stipulates that the provisions of the system (bylaw) attached to this decree shall apply to the Agricultural and Fisheries Development Fund.

Article 2 replaces the text of the Second Article of Royal Decree No 48/2004 by the following text: “The Fund shall be supervised by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.”

Article 3 cancels the Agricultural and Fisheries Development Fund’s system (bylaw) attached to Royal Decree No 48/2004, and also cancels all that contravenes with this Decree and the system attached to it and all that contradicts with their provisions.

Article 4 says that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced with effect from the day following its date of publishing.