CHAPTER EIGHT PUBLICATION AND PRESS COMMITTEE Article 65: A committee named the Publications and Press Committee shall be in charge of the press and publication affairs in Sultanate of Oman. It shall be composed of the followings: 1- The Under- Secretary of the Ministry of Information/ as a Chairman. 2- The General Director of Information in the Ministry of Information/as a Member 3- Head, Information and Studies Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/as a Member 4- General Director of Culture at the Ministries of National Patrimony and Culture/as a Member 5- General Director of the Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, Waqf and Islamic Affairs/as a Member 6- A delegate from the Royal Sultani Bureau. Chairman, Member Member Member Member Member The Head of Publications and Press Department at the Ministry of Information shall be in charge of the Committee‘s Secretariat. Article 66: In addition to the specializations stated in the present law, the committee shall be in charge of the following missions: 1- Any matter related to the journalists and to the protection of the journalism business, the guarantee of the journalist rights, securing that they comply with their obligations, calling them to account for any breach of their duties stipulated in the present law, after summoning the contravener and hearing his statements. The resolutions taken by the committee shall only be in force upon being validated by the Ministry of Information. 17