Royal Decree No. 27 of 1985 establishing a supreme committee for town planning. Country/Territory Oman Document type Legislation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 307, 2 March 1985. Subject Land & soil Keyword Urban land Institution 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 7 articles. Article 1 establishes a supreme committee called the Supreme Committee for Town Planning. This is charged with preparing and overseeing general policies for town planning for approved development plans while at the same time considering the economy and society. Article 2 lists the concerns of this Committee such as adhering to the implementation of authorized planning programmes and its development should the need arise. Article 3 describes the members of the Supreme Committee for Town Planning. These members are obliged to meet together at least once every two months (art. 4). Under article 5, the Committee is supposed to set up special internal regulations to organize its work. Full text Arabic