Royal Decree No. 3 of 1999 determining the public utility status of the oil and gas pipeline projects. Country/Territory Oman Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 639, 16 January 1999. Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Right of use 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 4 articles and an attached memorandum. Public utility projects are to recognize oil and gas pipeline projects defined in the attached memorandum and maps, as well as the associated machinery, equipment and joints used in the transport of oil and gas along the pipeline (art. 1). Article 2 states that the Ministry of Oil and Gas can seize land for a project by applying the provisions of the law of expropriation of property for public use (Royal Decree No. 64 of 1978). The attached memorandum states that oil and gas projects defined in the attached map are to be recognized as vital projects in the Sultanate that serve the national economy. Full text Arabic