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The area specified in the attached map is hereby made a protected natural site named “Oman Botanical Garden”, subordinate to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.

Article III

The Minister of Heritage and Tourism shall exercise all the powers stipulated in the aforementioned Nature Reserve and Wildlife Conservation Law in regard to the Oman Botanical Garden, and he shall issue the regulations and decisions implementing this decree in coordination with the relevant entities.

Article II

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 11 Shawwal 1444 Corresponding to: 2 May 2023

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs: Ministerial Decision 51/2023 Conferring Judicial Enforcement Status to Some Employees of the Ministry of Labour

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Post date May 1, 2023

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Ministerial Decision

Environment Authority: Administrative Decision 51/2023 Issuing the Regulation Governing the Import and Transit of Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste

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Post date April 30, 2023

Arabic

Based on Royal Decree 119/94 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to Some International Agreements,

the Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Prevention promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2001,

the Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management Regulation issued by Ministerial Decision 17/93,

the Hazardous Waste Management Regulation issued by Ministerial Decision 18/93,

the Regulation Governing the Issuance of Environmental Permits issued by Ministerial Decision 48/2017,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of the import and transit of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 May 2023.

Issued on: 9 Shawwal 1444
Corresponding to: 30 April 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1491 issued on 30 April 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Environment Authority: Administrative Decision 50/2023 Issuing the Regulation Governing Hazardous Chemicals

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Post date April 30, 2023

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Based on the System for the Handling and Use of Chemicals promulgated by Royal Decree 46/95,

Royal Decree 117/2004 Ratifying the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs),

the Regulation of Registering Chemicals and Their Permits issued by Ministerial Decision 248/97,

the Regulation on the Requirements for Packing, Packaging, and Placing Data and Labels for Hazardous Chemicals issued by Ministerial Decision 317/2001,

Ministerial Decision 14/2017 Determining the Fees for Granting Permits to Handle Chemicals,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of hazardous chemicals.

Article II

Ministerial Decisions 248/97, 317/2001, and 14/2017 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article III

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 9 Shawwal 1444
Corresponding to: 30 April 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1491 issued on 30 April 2023.

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Ministerial Decision

Royal Oman Police: Decision 98/2023 Determining the Competences of the National Centre for Management of Emergency Cases and Adopting Its Organisational Structure

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Post date April 30, 2023

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning: Ministerial Decision 90/2023 Granting Small and Medium Enterprises Usufruct Right to Lands Owned by the State

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Post date April 27, 2023

Arabic 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, the Executive Regulation Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman promulgated by Royal Decree 88/82, the Real Estate Register System promulgated by Royal Decree 2/98, the Executive Regulation of the Real Estate Register issued by Ministerial Decision 29/99, Ministerial Decision 12/2016 Granting Small and Medium Enterprises Usufruct Right to Land Owned by the State, and the approval of the Council of Ministers, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

Small and medium enterprises shall be granted usufruct right to lands owned by the state in accordance with the provisions and controls provided in the Law Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman and its executive regulation.

Article II

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning shall allocate no less than 10% (ten percent) of the lands in commercial, industrial, agricultural, and tourism masterplans that are ready for distribution and by the system of usufruct.

Article III

The following is required for granting small and medium enterprises usufruct right to lands owned by the state:

1. That the enterprise is wholly owned by an Omani national.

2. That the main headquarters of the enterprise is in the Sultanate of Oman.

3. That the owner of the enterprise manages it on a full-time basis.

4. That the owner of the enterprise is registered with the Ministry of Labour as an employer.

5. That the enterprise is registered with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority, and holds the Riyada card.

Article IV

The small and medium enterprise shall have the usufruct right to one land only. Preference between the enterprises shall be in accordance with the nature and importance of the project and its economic feasibility, followed by the enterprise achieving the highest Omanisation rate, and followed by the enterprise with the earlier application.

Article V

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 12/2016 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision or in conflict with its provisions.

Article VI

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication. Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1444 Corresponding to: 27 April 2023

Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al-Shuaili Minister of Housing and Urban Planning

Published in Official Gazette 1491 issued on 30 April 2023.