Petroleum Mining Act · 2022 Revised Edition
11. Execution
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Secretary to the Council of Ministers or the Minister designated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall have power to execute for and on behalf of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council any petroleum mining Agreement and any collateral Agreement or
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for petroleum mining matters;
Agreements which His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall direct to be executed:
Provided that any petroleum mining Agreement and any collateral agreement or agreements in respect of any designated area under the
petroleum mining Agreement
“petroleum mining Agreement” means an agreement with regard to exploration, prospecting and mining for petroleum or any of them that the State Party enters into under this Act. For the avoidance of doubt, petroleum mining Agreements shall include, without limitation, any licences, leases, concessions, production sharing agreements and service agreements with regard to exploration, prospecting and mining for petroleum or any of them entered into by the State Party in accordance with this Act;
Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam, shall be executed for and on behalf of the Authority by a duly authorised representative of the Authority.
petroleum
“petroleum” means any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas or casinghead petroleum spirit existing in its natural condition in strata but does not include coal or bituminous shales or other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted by destructive distillation;
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3 of the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act;
designated area
Defined · s 2“designated area” has the meaning provided in the Petroleum Authority of Brunei Darussalam Act;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister responsible for petroleum mining matters;
petroleum
Defined · s 2“petroleum” means any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas or casinghead petroleum spirit existing in its natural condition in strata but does not include coal or bituminous shales or other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted by destructive distillation;
petroleum mining Agreement
Defined · s 2“petroleum mining Agreement” means an agreement with regard to exploration, prospecting and mining for petroleum or any of them that the State Party enters into under this Act. For the avoidance of doubt, petroleum mining Agreements shall include, without limitation, any licences, leases, concessions, production sharing agreements and service agreements with regard to exploration, prospecting and mining for petroleum or any of them entered into by the State Party in accordance with this Act;