We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Land Law issued by Royal Decree 5/80,
Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman,
and the Real Estate Register System issued by Royal Decree 2/98,
and after presentation to Majlis Oman,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The provisions of the attached Real Estate Register Law hereby apply.
Article II
The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law, and shall also issue the necessary decisions for implementing its provisions, and until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.
Article III
The mentioned Real Estate Register System is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions.
Article IV
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 25 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447
Corresponding to: 13 May 2026
Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman
Note: The attachments of the decree are not available until they are published in the Official Gazette next Sunday.
