Arabic
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 Nature Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/2003,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
A nature reserve named “Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Landscape Reserve” is hereby established and the area, the dimensions of which are specified in the attached annex and map, is hereby designated to it.
Article II
The Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs shall issue the regulations and decisions implementing this decree in coordination with the ministries and competent entities, provided that they include the method of managing the reserve, the rules governing its entry and the fees prescribed for it, the timing of visits, the activities allowed to be practised and those that are prohibited to be carried out, and the appropriate 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: 17 Ramadan 1432Corresponding to: 17 August 2011
Qaboos bin SaidSultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 942 issued on 5 September 2011.
