Royal Decree No. 11 of 1990 defining the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment and amending its organizational structure. Country/Territory Oman Document type Legislation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 423, 15 January 1990. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental planning Pollution control Waste prevention Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Royal Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Royal Decree is composed of 3 articles and 2 Annexes. Article 1 confirms the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment as set out in Annex 1 to this Decree. The Ministry is to carry out its mandatory powers through the various administrations within its organizational structure (art. 2). This structure is illustrated in the diagram in Annex 2. Annex 1 lists the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment which include: preparing and implementing the National Plan for Environmental Protection; preparing special standards of pollution levels and specifications of discharges; cooperating with other Ministries and government bodies in environmental matters; establishing the Environmental Information Centre; training Omani employees in the field of environmental protection and prevention of pollution; and creating awareness of the dangers of waste discharges. Full text Arabic