Royal Decree 38/82 on the Method of Using Straight Baselines to Determine the Baseline for the Territorial Sea, Inland Waters and Closed Areas

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,

Royal Decree 44/77 amending the Royal Decree on Territorial Waters, the Continental Shelf, and the Exclusive Fisheries Zone issued on 20 July 1972,

and Royal Decree 15/81 on the Territorial Sea, the Continental Shelf, and the Exclusive Economic Zone,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

In application of article II(c) of Royal Decree 15/81 referred to above, the straight baselines in any part of the Sultanate of Oman and the closing lines of the waters located between the inlets and bays, as well as the waters between the islands and the coast of the mainland, are hereby determined as set out in the schedule attached to this decree.

Article 2

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs shall announce the determination by the Sultanate of the straight baselines in accordance with the foregoing and shall deposit the relevant documents with the competent entities. All relevant government units shall implement this decree, each within the limits of its mandate.

Article 3

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette and comes into force from the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 28 Rajab 1402
Corresponding to: 22 May 1982

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 242 issued on 1 June 1982.