Royal Decree 17/2016 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project of Executing Phase III of the Railway Track (Fuhood—Duqm)

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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit promulgated by Royal Decree 64/78,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Project of Executing Phase III of the Railway Track connecting the Fuhood region in the Governorate of Dhahirah to the Wilayat of Duqm in the Governorate of Wusta—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 8 Jumada Al-Thani 1437
Corresponding to: 17 March 2016

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1139 issued on 20 March 2016.