Article 23: The competent authority at the Ministry of Information may administratively size and confiscate the prints that their circulation or entry are decided to be forbidden by virtue of the provisions of the articles mentioned above. Article 24: Any breach to the provisions mentioned above shall be punished by imprisonment for maximum two years or by a fine of maximum two thousand Omani Riyals or by both penalties. CHAPTER FOUR Articles forbidden from publication Article 25: It is forbidden to publish anything that defames implicitly or explicitly the person of his Majesty the Sultan or of the members of his royal family, by insinuation or verbal or caricature statements. It is also forbidden to make any provocation or offense against the ruling system in the Sultanate or to cause harm to the Public Order or to embrace or promote any matters in contrary with the principles of the true Islamic religion. Article 26: It is forbidden to publish any matters that renders the State safety or its internal or external security in danger, any matters pertaining to military and security corps and their systems and internal regulations, or tony documents, information, news and official confidential communications either through audio, visual or reading means of media, or through use of internet or any means of information technology, unless authorized by the competent authorities. It is furthermore forbidden to publish the texts of the agreements and treaties made by the government before their release in the official gazette. 8