We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
and the Nature Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law issued by Royal Decree 6/2003,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A nature reserve named “Hallaniyat Islands Marine Buffer Zone in the Governorate of Dhofar” is hereby established, and the areas, the dimensions of which are specified in the attached annex and map, are hereby allocated to it.
Article II
The President of the Environment Authority shall issue the regulations and decisions for implementing this decree in coordination with the relevant entities, and they must include the mechanism for managing the reserve, rules governing public entry, prescribed fees, timing of visits, permitted activities and their controls, banned activities, and appropriate administrative penalties in each case.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 20 Jumada Al-Awwal 1447
Corresponding to: 11 November 2025
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Note: The attachments to this decree are not available until they are published in the Official Gazette next Sunday.