Royal Decree 4/94 Concerning the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary

Arabic 

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 26/79 Issuing the Law of National Parks and Protected Natural Sites,

and Royal Decree 10/82 Issuing the Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The area shown in the attached annex and map is hereby designated a protected natural site named the “Arabian Oryx Sanctuary”.

Article II

The provisions set out in the mentioned annex hereby apply to the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary.

Article III

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

Issued on: 25 Rajab 1414Corresponding to: 8 January 1994

Qaboos bin SaidSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 519 issued on 15 January 1994.