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• Offshore Petroleum 
• PART I Preliminary
  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Interpretation
  • 3 Application of Act
  • 4 Administration of Act
  • 5 Vesting of property in petroleum in the Crown
• PART II General Licensing Requirements
  • 6 Offence to carry out petroleum operations unless licensed
  • 7 Conditions may be imposed in licences etc.
  • 8 Qualification to apply in response to call for tenders or call for negotiations
  • 9 Register of qualified persons
• PART III Reconnaissance
  • 10 Application for, and issue of, reconnaissance licence
  • 11 Prohibition against drilling activities under reconnaissance licence
  • 12 Non-exclusivity of reconnaissance licence
  • 13 Extension of reconnaissance licence
• PART IV Exploration
  • 14 Invitation to apply for exploration licence
  • 15 Application for, and issue of, exploration licence
  • 16 Work programme
  • 17 Guarantee in respect of work programme
  • 18 Extension of exploration licence
  • 19 Relinquishment of area subject to exploration licence
• PART V Discovery, Appraisal and Production
  • 20 Discovery
  • 21 Appraisal plan
  • 22 Declaration of commercial discovery
  • 23 Offer to apply for production licence
  • 24 Application for, and issue of, production licence
  • 25 Extension of production licence
  • 26 Development plan
  • 27 Decommissioning plan
  • 28 Decommissioning Fund
  • 29 Property in petroleum passes to licensee at well head
• PART VI Transfer, Surrender, Suspension and Cancellation of Licence
  • 30 Transfer of licence
  • 31 Surrender of licence etc.
  • 32 Suspension of licence by agreement
  • 33 Disciplinary power to suspend licence
  • 34 Suspension of petroleum operations for emergencies etc.
  • 35 Suspension of petroleum operations for force majeure
  • 36 Cancellation of licence
• PART VII General Duties of Licensees
  • 37 Best industry practice
  • 38 Environmental duty
  • 39 Health and safety duty
  • 40 Local content duty of licensee
  • 41 Unitisation
• PART VIII Decommissioning
  • 42 Licensee to decommission
• PART IX Crown Participation
  • 43 Crown may require percentage interest in licence
  • 44 Crown take-over
  • 45 Domestic supply
• PART X Fees And Royalties
  • 46 Area fee
  • 47 Coastal and marine environmental research fee
  • 48 Minimum annual training expenditure
  • 49 Licensee to pay royalty
  • 50 Payment of royalty in kind
  • 51 Ascertainment of value of petroleum
• PART XI Miscellaneous
  • 52 Data and confidentiality
  • 53 Records
  • 54 Investigation and enforcement
  • 55 Dispute resolution process
  • 56 Administrative penalties
  • 57 Power to make regulations
  • 58 Consequential amendments
  • 59 Act binds Crown
  • 60 Commencement