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Royal Decree No.82/88 considering the water reserve a national wealth.

Country/Territory
Oman
Document type
Legislation
Date
1988
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Monitoring Sustainable use Freshwater resources management
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 Royal Decree consisting of 5 articles aims at declaring that the water resources of Oman are a national resource. It refers in particular to the water reserve and the State directs its exploitation to serve the agricultural and development plans. In this sense, it is considered a water reserve the existing underground reservoirs when this decree came into force or that appear thereafter, and whoever owns the land on its surface or from which it is irrigated (art.1). The use of the water stock is subject to the controls that specify the underground reservoirs, the areas that benefit from them, the ways of their passage to them, and the rules for their distribution and use (art.2).

Full text
Arabic
Website
data.qanoon.om