Royal Decree No. 3 of 1999 determining the public utility status of the oil and gas pipeline projects. Pays/Territoire Oman Type du document Législation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 639, 16 January 1999. Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Expropriation Droit d'usage Aire géographique Asie, Océan Indien, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Royal Decree enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Arabe