We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
Royal Decree 5/80 issuing the Land Law and its amendments,
and Royal Decree 81/84 on the Statute of Government Land Entitlement,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
As an exception to the mentioned Statute of Government Land Entitlement, the granting of a mulkiya deed for residential lands must be final.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 16 Rajab 1409
Corresponding to: 23 February 1989
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 402 issued on 1 March 1989.