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 expanding the Souq of Wilayat Ibri specified in the accompanying memorandum and masterplan is deemed a public benefit project.
Article II
The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, establishments and lands necessary for the project, 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: 28 Rabi Al-Awwal 1426
Corresponding to: 7 May 2005
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 791 issued on 15 May 2005.
Note on Declaring Public Benefit Status to the Project for Expanding the Souq of Wilayat Ibri
Based on the directives issued regarding the mentioned project, this ministry has taken the necessary procedures to execute the project in coordination with the competent entities, and the study resulted in the need to perform the following works to execute the project:
– Removal of old buildings.
– Replanning the site.
– Expansion of car parks.
– Rebuilding commercial shops.
Accordingly, the attached maps show the places in which this project is implemented, which requires the issuance of a royal decree declaring the public benefit status of this project to take the procedures for expropriating the establishments and lands owned by nationals that fall into the works of the project in exchange for compensating them in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 64/78 and its amendments.
The Minister of Regional Municipalities, Environment, and Water Resources
Note: The plans attached to this royal decree were not published in the Official Gazette.