Royal Decree 98/2003 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project to Improve and Beautify the Built Environment in the Old City of Muscat (Phase II)

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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,

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 to improve and beautify the built environment in the Old City of Muscat (Phase II) specified in the attached note and masterplan is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, buildings and lands necessary for the project stipulated in previous 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 issuance.

Issued on: 27 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 21 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 758 issued on 3 January 2004.