Environmental Law in Sultanate of Oman

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Environmental Law in Sultanate of Oman

• Scope of the Presentation
• Hierarchy of Legislation in Oman
• PDOs Legal Compliance Strategy
• Track Record of PDO and Contractors
• Pointers to Additional Information

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Environmental Law in Oman

• Legal Hierarchy in Sultanate of Oman
• Concession Agreement
• Royal Decrees
• Ministerial Decisions
• International Conventions and Agreements
• Other agreements between PDO and Government

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Environmental Law in Oman

• Mechanism for Enforcement
• Ministries in Muscat
• Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment
  and Water Resources
• Ministry of Communication
• Ministry of Health
• Other ministries
• Regional Offices of the Ministries

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Environmental Law in Oman

• Operationally important laws
• RD 10/82 Comprehensive environmental law. First
  of its kind in Middle East, Regulates EIA and
  Permits
• MD 145/93 Sewage Treatment Plants
• MD 248 /97 Chemicals Management
• MD 249/97 Radioactive Materials Management
• MD 17 18/93 Hazardous and Non Hazardous Waste
  Management

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Environmental Law in Oman

• PDOs Compliance Strategy
• Internal
• Compile relevant laws and integrate them into PDO
  documentation (specifications)
• Regularly monitor new laws to see if additional
  controls are required
• Participate in the development of new laws so
  that industry view point is represented
• Obtain permit for all facilities and activities
• Communicate legal/permit requirements to all PDO
  employees and contractors

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Environmental Law in Oman

• PDOs Compliance Strategy
• External
• Obtain permit for all facilities and activities
• Ensure that there is no non-compliance resulting
  in punitive actions
• Transparent and continuous engagement of the
  Government
• Capacity building in Government on emerging areas
  (eg. ground contamination)

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Legal Compliance on HSE Issues

• Track Record of PDO(in Env. Legislation
  compliance)
• All facilities and operations have environmental
  permits
• Locations regularly visited by Ministry officials
• No penalty/punitive action in the last 2 years
• Couple of incidents of Contractors violating the
  law. PDO interfaced with the Government on behalf
  of the contractors. No punitive action

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Legal Compliance on HSE Issues

• Additional Information
• List of All E related regulations are available _at_
  CSM/2 homepage
• Copies of the law (translations) are available
  with CSM/2
• List and Copies of all HS E Laws available with
  FLG
• All Environmental Law requirements are
  incorporated into HSE Specifications