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 Construct the Sultan Qaboos Public Park and Nature Reserve in Qurum Area specified in the attached note and masterplan is hereby deemed a public benefit project.
Article 2
The competent entities may seize the land necessary for the mentioned project, and all establishments and plants 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: 7 Rabi Al-Thani 1401
Corresponding to: 12 February 1981
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 211 issued on 15 February 1981.
Note on the Request Submitted by the Ministry of Land Affairs and Municipalities Regarding the Expropriation of the Properties Necessary for the Construction of the Sultan Qaboos Public Park and Nature Reserve
Within the framework of beautifying the city of Muscat and to ensure its befitting appearance as the capital of the Sultanate. In view of His Majesty, the keen interest of the Sultan, and in accordance with his high directives that all cities of the Sultanate should receive their share of attention in terms of landscaping and orderliness, it was decided to construct a park in Qurum area called the “Sultan Qaboos Public Park and Nature Reserve”, in accordance with the masterplans prepared for the properties necessary for the implementation of this project, which must be expropriated by issuing a royal decree declaring the public benefit status of this project.
Minister of Land Affairs and Municipalities