Petroleum Mining Act · 2022 Revised Edition
13. Rules
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for petroleum mining matters;
Yang Di-Pertuan, make rules generally for carrying out the provision of this
Act, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to provide for —
the appointment, duties, privileges and powers of persons to enforce the provisions of this Act or any petroleum mining
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;
Agreement made thereunder;
the prescribing of fees to be paid in respect of anything to be done in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any petroleum mining Agreement made hereunder.
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;
Terms defined in s 2
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister responsible for petroleum mining matters;
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;