Royal Decree 21/2023 Declaring Public Benefit Status for the Project to Construct a Dam to Protect against Flood Risks in Wadi Tahwa in the Wilayat of Al-Kamil Wal Wafi in the Governorate of Sharqiyah South

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit promulgated by Royal Decree 64/78,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project for the construction of a dam to protect against flood risks in Wadi Tahwa in the Wilayat of Al-Kamil Wal Wafi in the Governorate of Sharqiyah South—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the project specified in article I, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 20 Ramadan 1444
Corresponding to: 11 April 2023

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman