Tag: Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning

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Based on the System of Escrow Account for Real Estate Development Projects promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2018,

the Executive Regulation for the System of Escrow Account for Real Estate Development Projects issued by Ministerial Decision 72/2019,

the Regulation for the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning issued by Ministerial Decision 92/2016,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of clause 2 of annex 12 attached to the aforementioned Regulation for the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning is hereby replaced with the following text:

Article II

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

Issued on: 30 Rabi Al-Awwal 1444
Corresponding to: 26 October 2022

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

Published in Official Gazette 1465 issued on 30 October 2022.

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Published in Official Gazette 1463 issued on 16 October 2022.

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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,

Royal Decree 93/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Housing to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

the Executive Regulation of Royal Decree 5/81 Governing the Usufruct of the Lands of the Sultanate of Oman promulgated by Royal Decree 88/82,

and the Regulation of the Values, Fees, and Prices Collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning issued by Decision 92/2016,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, in coordination with the relevant entities in the governorates and wilayat, shall determine the sites of the lands designated for the construction of private school establishments, taking into account the geographical nature of the site and its suitability from a technical, health, and environmental perspective.

The ministry shall issue the schematic drawings of the sites and the detailed cadastral drawings of the plots.

Article II

The areas of land designated for the construction of private school establishments in the governorates and the wilayat are hereby determined as follows:

1. 3,000 m2 (three thousand square metres) to 5,000 m2 (five thousand square metres) for the preschool education stage.

2. 7,000 m2 (seven thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage and the first cycle.

3. 10,000 m2 (ten thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage and the first and second cycles.

4. 15,000 m2 (fifteen thousand square metres) as a maximum limit for the preschool education stage, the first and second cycles, and the eleventh and twelfth grades.

As an exception to the aforementioned clauses, it is permitted for the area of land designated for the construction of private school establishments to be less than 3,000 m2 (three thousand square metres) in the governorates of Muscat and Musandam and in the wilayat of Salalah and Buraimi.

Article III

It is required for the usufruct of land designated for the construction of private school establishments to obtain the preliminary approval of the Ministry of Education to construct a private school establishment.

Article IV

The application for the usufruct of land designated for the construction of private school establishments shall be submitted to the competent directorates and departments in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning on the form prepared for this purpose.

Article V

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning shall conclude with the usufructuary a usufruct contract for a plot of land designated for the construction of a private school establishment, provided that the period of usufruct shall be 30 (thirty) years, renewable for an identical period, including a preliminary stage period for the execution of the project having a duration of 2 (two) years exempt from payment in consideration for the usufruct.

Article VI

The usufructuary shall pay the annual consideration of the usufruct of government lands stipulated in annex 5 attached to the aforementioned Values, Fees, and Prices collected by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning Regulation.

Article VII

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

Issued on: 23 Safar 1444
Corresponding to: 20 September 2022

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

Published in Official Gazette 1460 issued on 25 September 2022.

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Published in Official Gazette 1452 issued on 1 August 2022.

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Published in Official Gazette 1443 issued on 29 May 2022.

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Based on the System of the Ownership of Real Estate in Integrated Tourism Complexes promulgated by Royal Decree 12/2006,

the Law on the Prohibition of the Ownership of Land and Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Certain Places promulgated by Royal Decree 29/2018,

the Executive Regulation of the System of the Ownership of Real Estate in Integrated Tourism Complexes Issued by Ministerial Decision 191/2007,

the Executive Regulation of the Law on the Prohibition of the Ownership of Land and Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Certain Places issued by Ministerial Decision 292/2020,

and Ministerial Decision 357/2020 regarding the Controls for the Sale of Residential Real Estate Units under the Usufruct System to Non-Omanis in Multi-Story Commercial Residential Buildings,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The text of article 2 of the aforementioned Executive Regulation of the System of the Ownership of Real Estate in Integrated Tourism Complexes is hereby replaced with the following text:

It is permitted for Omani and non-Omani natural or legal persons to own built units or plots of land intended for construction or exploitation in integrated tourism complexes for the purpose of residence or investment in accordance with the provisions of the system and this regulation. For non-Omanis in integrated tourism complexes in the Governorate of Musandam, it is only permitted to purchase units built under the usufruct system and for a period not exceeding 99 (ninety-nine) years.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decision, 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 the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 17 Shawwal 1443
Corresponding to: 18 May 2022

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

Published in Official Gazette 1443 issued on 29 May 2022.

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Published in Official Gazette 1433 issued on 13 March 2022.

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Based on the Land Law promulgated by Royal Decree 5/80,

the Real Estate Register System promulgated by Royal Decree 2/98,

Royal Decree 21/2004 Regulating the Ownership of Real Estate by Nationals of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in Member States,

the System of the Ownership of Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Integrated Tourism Complexes promulgated by Royal Decree 12/2006,

the Law on the Prohibition of the Ownership of Land and Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Certain Places promulgated by Royal Decree 29/2018,

the Executive Regulation of the Law on the Prohibition of the Ownership of Land and Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Certain Places issued by Ministerial Decision 292/2020,

and the approval of the Council of Ministers, and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

A non-Omani investor wishing to obtain a Category I Residence Card has the right to request a certificate from the Real Estate Register Secretariat proving that he has purchased one or more housing units with a total value of not less than 500,000 (five hundred thousand) Rial Omani, or with a value of not less than 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) Rial Omani if he wishes to obtain a Category II Residence Card.

In all cases, the housing unit or units must be in places where ownership by non-Omanis is authorised.

Article II

A non-Omani investor holding a Category I Residence Card has the right to own one real estate for residential, commercial, or industrial use outside the places where ownership by non-Omanis is authorised, and the ownership of the real estate must not be in the places stipulated in the aforementioned Law on the Prohibition of the Ownership of Land and Real Estate by Non-Omanis in Certain Places.

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: 29 Rajab 1443
Corresponding to: 3 March 2022

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

Published in Official Gazette 1433 issued on 13 March 2022.

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Published in Official Gazette 1401 issued on 1 August 2021.