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The list below contains a selection of Law of the Sultanate of Oman, which bear relevance to
the environment. The copyright of all documents remains reserved to the Ministry of
Legal Affairs or the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs.
The Ministry of Legal Affairs provides on their web site lists of all Royal Decrees of the
Sultanate of Oman (in Arabic). The complete Arabic texts of all Royal Decrees issued from
2006 onwards are available for download in pdf format in the official wording as published in
the Legal Gazette of Oman.

MD: Ministerial Decision of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs, formerly called
Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment & Water Resources.
RD: Royal Decree
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General Environment
RD 10/1982

The Law on Conservation of the Environment and

Prevention of Pollution

RD 114/2001

The Law on Conservation of the Environment and

Prevention of Pollution (cancels RD 10/82)

13.7 MB

MD 39/2004

Marine Environment Management Bylaws

460 kB

Environment Permits
MD 187/2001

The Issuance of Environmental Approvals and Final

Environmental Permits.

MD 20/1990

Rules Regulating and Specifying Coastal Setbacks

18 kB

MD 145/1993

Regulations for Wastewater Re-Use and Discharge

1.6 MB

MD 192/2000

Determination of the Dhahira Region Water Supply

Wellfield Protection Zones

19 kB

RD 115/2001

Law on Protection of Sources of Potable Water from

Pollution

607 kB

1.7 MB

MD 17/1993

Regulations for the Management of Solid NonHazardous Waste

1.2 MB

1.5 MB

MD 18/1993

Regulations for the Management of Hazardous Waste

1.0 MB

1.3 MB

MD 421/1998

Regulations for Septic Tanks, Soak-away Pits and

Holding Tanks

49 kB

MD 159/2005

Promulgating the bylaws to discharge liquid waste in

the marine environment

49 kB

1.5 MB

1.2 MB

Water

Waste

Chemicals
RD 46/1995

Law of Handling and Use of Chemicals

1.2 MB

1.4 MB

MD 248/1997

Regulations for the registration of Hazardous

Chemical Substances and the Relevant Permits

1.2 MB

1.3 MB

MD 317/2001

Regulations for the Packing, Packaging, and Labeling

of Hazardous Chemicals

1.3 MB

1.5 MB

Regulations for the Control and Management of

Radioactive Materials

1.8 MB

640 kB

MD 79/1994

Regulations for Noise Pollution Control in Public

Environments

1.2 MB

1.5 MB

MD 80/1994

Regulations for Noise Pollution Control in Working

Environment

1.0 MB

1.3 MB

MD 37/2001

Regulations for the Control and Management of

Ozone Depleting substances (ODS)

1.5 MB

1.8 MB

MD 243/2005

Regulations for the Control and Management of

Ozone Depleting substances (ODS)

400 kB

Regulations for Crushers, Quarries and Transport of

Sand from Coasts, Beaches and Wadis

1.3 MB

Radioactivity
MD 249/97
Noise Pollution

Ozon Layer

Crushers
MD 200/2000

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