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Royal Decree 131/2020 regarding the Water and Wastewater Sector.

Country/Territory
Oman
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Effluent waste water/discharge Governance Procedural matters Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Decree consisting of 10 articles aims at organizing the competencies between the various authorities and institutions in the Water and Wastewater Sector by establishing that (i) the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources shall undertake proposing policies, strategies, and plans and submit them to the Council of Ministers for approval; (ii) the Authority for Public Utilities Regulation shall undertake the competencies relating to the regulation of the activities; (iii) Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC shall undertake the sector related activities in all governorates, with the exception of the Governorate of Dhofar where the activities will be undertaken by Dhofar Power Company SAOC. The Ministry of Finance shall prepare and implement the transformation methodology within a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of entry into force of this Decree and, at this point, the Public Authority for Water shall be abolished.

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