Royal Decree 61/2003 Declaring Public Benefit Status to the Project to Beautify and Develop the Area Surrounding Bait Al-Baranda in the Wilayat of Muttrah

Arabic

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 the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 64/78 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for beautifying and developing the area surrounding Bait Al-Baranda in the Wilayat of Muttrah specified in the attached note and masterplan is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, lands necessary for the project stipulated in the preceding article, in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 24 Rajab 1424
Corresponding to: 21 September 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 752 issued on 1 October 2003.