the scope of its activity exercise import and export acts and carries out the activities of commercial companies. Article 42: Each journal shall have a responsible editor-in-chief effectively supervising its contents and assuming responsibility of any published item, before the Sultanate and before third parties. Article 43: The editor-in-chief must have the following qualifications: 1- To be citizen of Oman 2- To be not less than 25 years old 3- To be holder of appropriate study qualifications or has regularly exercised the profession for five years at least. 4- To be fully competent and with good reputation. 5- Not to be convicted by any penalty relating to honor, trust and honesty, unless his respect is restored to him or was granted pardon by the competent authority. Article 44: Any Press Establishment desiring publication of a journal shall submit an application for license to the Publication and Press Department at the Ministry of Information signed by the legal representative of the Press Establishment. A receipt shall be given accordingly. The application shall be filled up on a form prepared by the Publication and Press Department and designed for such purpose. The same procedures shall be followed if such Establishment desires publishing a new journal. Article 45: The executive regulations of this law shall determine the data that the application for license should contain and the procedures to be followed in case of any change effected to such data. Article 46: The authorization shall be notified to the legal representative of the Press Establishment owning the journal by official notice within three months of the application date. 12