H M Sultan Haitham issues Royal decree on CDAA

2026-02-16 - 17:30

Muscat – His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday issued Royal Decree No 31/2026 on the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) reading as follows: Article 1 states that the text of Article 1 of Royal Decree No 3/2013 – on the establishment of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority – will be replaced with the following text: An authority to be named ‘Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority’ will be established and will be accorded legal status and financial and administrative autonomy. Article 2 stipulates that the amendments attached to this decree will be applied to the System of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority promulgated by Royal Decree No 68/2014. Article 3 states that the Chairman of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority will issue the regulations and decisions necessary for the implementation of the System of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority – after the approval of the Board of Directors of this authority – within a period of not more than six months from the date of enforcement of this decree. Till such time, the existing regulations and decisions will continue to be enforced without prejudice to the provisions of this decree. Article 4 cancels Article 2 of the aforementioned Royal Decree No 68/2014 and all that contradicts this decree or the attached amendments or contravenes their provisions. Article 5 states that this decree will be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from the day following its publication.