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Civil Defense Law - Part 7
Civil Defense Law - Part 7
Royal Decree
No. 76/91 (1)
1. Article (1): The attached Civil Defense Law shall come into
force.
2. Article (2): The Inspector General ROP shall provide the
regulations related to procedures of civil defense and the
relevant decisions to apply this law.
3. Article (3): This Royal Decree shall be published in the
official Gazette and shall come into force with effect from the
day of its publication.
Definitions
(1) The title of the committee was amended by the Royal Decree (75/99)
referred to above.
CIVIL DEFENSE LAW (5)
Chapter four
General provisions
Chapter five
Punishments
Article (20): To be punished all that violates the provisions of
this law and regulations and decisions in execution thereto or
the accredited plan to manage emergency cases, with
imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years and a fine
not exceeding five thousands Rials Omani or one of these two
punishments.
CIVIL DEFENSE LAW (8)
Chapter six (1)
The National Committee of Civil Defense
(1) This chapter was added according to the Royal Decree 75/99
(2) Committee's Formation was amended by Royal Decree 51/2003
CIVIL DEFENSE LAW (9)
Fareeq Awal
Said Bin Rashid Al Kilbani
Inspector General ROP & Customs
Chapter one
Executive Procedures for Civil Defense Precautions
Article (2): The bodies responsible for public facilities and vital
institutions, establishments and companies, properties' owners
and owners of industrial & commercial activities shall appoint a
security & safety person in charge as mentioned in annex (2)
subject that person in charge will be of experience previously
acquired in the services of security and safety field and shall be
qualified to assume such duties and be dedicated for this
purpose in the public institutions and vital establishments,
however as concerning private establishments the devotion to
do that shall be subject to the following:
1. If more than 50 persons work for the establishment or the
number of visitors and employees together exceeds (75)
persons at any single time.
2. If the establishment is an active production source of the
basic requirements and needs of people.
Other than that it is possible to assign one qualified official to
assume security and safety roles in the establishment in
addition to his original work.
Chapter two
Executive Procedures for security & safety conditions
Article (4): The officials responsible for public facilities and vital
institutions, establishments and companies, properties' owners
and owners of industrial & commercial activities shall execute
security & safety conditions and precautions against dangers of
fire and disasters stipulated within conditions and directions
valid in the Sultanate.
Chapter three
1. Draw emergency plans that include basic rules for the civil
defense procedures required to be executed at different
locations while following up processes of execution.
2. Take actions towards training civil teams on rescue, medical
aid and fire fighting procedures and prepare training programs
suitable to the standards and services required by these teams
in coordination with their relevant bodies.
3. Establish operations room for the General Administration of
Civil Defense with available capabilities to cater for civil
defense work, and a small operation room at every civil
defense departments and sections that are linked with the
operation rooms of ROP HQs in governorates, areas and
Wilayat and supervise over preparation and organize sub
operation rooms inside vital public and private institutions.
4. Design plans and necessary protective measures to safe
keep the facilities, establishments, institutions, companies,
buildings, public and private factories from dangers of fire and
disasters.
5. Prepare a plan to cover all Sultanate's areas with services of
fire fighting and rescue operations and provide suitable
capabilities for this purpose while keeping reserve stocks of
materials and tools required by civil defense.
Civil Defense Precautions Regulation (6)
1. Muscat Governorate
2. Al Batinah Area (Wilayat Sohar)
3. Musandum Governorate (Wilayat Khasab)
4. Al Dhahirah Governorate (Wilayat Buraimi and Ibri)
5. The Interior Region "Dakhilyah" (Wilayat Nizwa and Bahla)
6. The eastern Region "Sharqiyah" (Wilayat Sur)
7. The Central Region "Al Wusta" (Wilayat Haima)
8. Dhofar Governorate (Wilayat Salalah and Thamrait)
Annex (1)
Civil Defense Plans & Precautions
Annex (2)
Duties of official in charge of security & safety