Based on the Land Law promulgated by Royal Decree 5/80,
Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman,
and in pursuance of public interest,
it is hereby decided
Article I
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, in coordination with the relevant entities in the governorates and wilayat, shall determine the sites of the lands designated for the construction of private school establishments, taking into account the geographical nature of the site and its suitability from a technical, health, and environmental perspective.
The ministry shall issue the schematic drawings of the sites and the detailed cadastral drawings of the plots.
Article II
The areas of land designated for the construction of private school establishments in the governorates and the wilayat are hereby determined as follows:
1. 3,000 m2 (three thousand square metres) to 5,000 m2 (five thousand square metres) for the preschool education stage.
2. 7,000 m2 (seven thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage and the first cycle.
3. 10,000 m2 (ten thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage and the first and second cycles.
4. 15,000 m2 (fifteen thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage, the first and second cycles, and the eleventh and twelfth grades.
As an exception to the aforementioned clauses, it is permitted for the area of land designated for the construction of private school establishments to be less than 3,000 m2 (three thousand square metres) in the governorates of Muscat and Musandam and in the wilayat of Salalah and Buraimi.
Article III
It is required for the usufruct of land designated for the construction of private school establishments to obtain the preliminary approval of the Ministry of Education to construct a private school establishment.
Article IV
The application for the usufruct of land designated for the construction of private school establishments shall be submitted to the competent directorates and departments in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning on the form prepared for this purpose.
Article V
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning shall conclude with the usufructuary a usufruct contract for a plot of land designated for the construction of a private school establishment, provided that the period of usufruct shall be 30 (thirty) years, renewable for an identical period, including a preliminary stage period for the execution of the project having a duration of 2 (two) years exempt from payment in consideration for the usufruct.
Article VI
The usufructuary shall pay the annual consideration of the usufruct of government lands stipulated in annex 5 attached to the aforementioned Values, Fees, and Prices collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning Regulation.
Article VII
This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 23 Safar 1444
Corresponding to: 20 September 2022
Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al-Shuaili
Minister of Housing and Urban Planning
Published in Official Gazette 1460 issued on 25 September 2022.