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Displaying 16 - 20 of 23Land (Amendment) Act (No 13 of 1990).
Section 140 of the Principal Act is deleted and replaced with the following: "(1) Any party may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, appeal from any order or judgment of the Court: (a) if the order or judgment relates to the determination of hereditary estates or titles, to the Privy Council pursuant to Clause 50 of the Constitution; (b) in every other case, to the Court of Appeal. Any such appeal shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by rules of court within 42 days of the date of the order or judgment appealed.
Land (Amendment) Act (No 23 of 1991).
A new Part (VIA) on easements is inserted. An "easement" is defined in section 112A as "a right annexed to land to utilise other land of different ownership in a particular manner (not involving the taking of any part of the natural produce of that land or of that land or of any part of its soil) or to prevent the owner of the other land from utilising his land in a particular manner". The same section declares the following rights of easements permissible: (a) right of way; (b) right to convey water; (c) right to drain water; (d) right to drain sewage.
Petroleum Mining Act.
Section 3 prescribes that no person shall explore, prospect or mine for petroleum except by virtue of an exploration licence or a petroleum agreement issued or entered into the provisions of this Act. Any person desirous of exploring, prospecting or mining for petroleum may apply to His Majesty in Council for an exploration licence or a petroleum agreement in respect of any area of land. Section 5 sets out the manner in which application may be made. His Majesty in Council may issue in respect of the same area of land more than one exploration licence.
Minerals Act.
“Minerals" is defined in section 2. It shall include gas and petroleum but not clay, coral, lime, sand, or other stone or such other common mineral substances as the Prime Minister may by notice in the Gazette declare not to be minerals for the purpose of this Act. Section 3 formulates a reservation to the Crown of all minerals. Exploration licences which allow the holder to enter upon land, whether private or public to explore for mineral resources, may be granted by His majesty in Council under section 5.
Petroleum Mining Regulations.
These Regulations implement provisions of the Petroleum Mining Act.The 62 regulations are divided into 6 Parts: Definitions (I); Financial Provisions (II); Records, Accounts, etc. (III); Rights Reserved by Government (IV); Miscellaneous Duties of the Company (V); Miscellaneous Provisions (VI).Matters regulated include amongst others; payment of royalties, fees in respect of petroleum agreement and exploration licence, keeping of records, etc.