We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 64/78 Issuing the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The Project to Relocate the Residents of Shatifi Village to Ainat Village, as specified in the attached note and masterplan, is hereby deemed a public benefit project.
Article 2
The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, land and real estate necessary for the mentioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 10 Rabi Al-Awwal 1401Corresponding to: 17 January 1981
Qaboos bin SaidSultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 210 issued on 1 February 1981.