We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control issued by Royal Decree 10/82 and its amendments,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The text of article 30 of the mentioned Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control issued by Royal Decree 10/82 is hereby replaced with the following text:
Article 30
Without prejudice to any punishment more severe in any other law, whoever causes the damage of nature reserves or harms the property or flora or fauna within them, whether by cutting, hunting, killing, or in any other form, must be punished by imprisonment for a period no less than six months and not exceeding five years, and a fine no less than one thousand Rial and not exceeding five thousand Rial.
The foregoing punishment applies even if the crime is committed against an animal after they are released or leave the scope of the nature reserve.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1419
Corresponding to: 29 September 1998
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 632 issued on 3 October 1998.