A Decree of the Department of the Environment to protect the environment from pollution from tanks for the storage of oil which are lying underground. The provisions of the Decree deal, inter alia, with: quality of tanks (sect. 4); control of tanks in general (sect. 5); periodical controls (sect. 6); automatic leakage control of tanks with double walls (sect. 7); notification of tanks to municipalities (sect. 9); supervisions and registration (sect. 10).

Implements: Pollution Act (No. 6 of 1981). (2011-03-03)

This Act makes provision for the prevention, abatement, control of pollution and enhancement of the environment. It is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Licences (III); Prohibition and Control of Pollution (IV); Appeal and Appeal Board (V); Miscellaneous (VI).

El presente Decreto dispone que podrán declararse por parte de la Junta Directiva del Instituto Colombiano de la Reforma Agraria, como reservas territoriales especiales del Estado, los terrenos baldíos situados en zonas aledañas o adyacentes a las exploraciones y explotaciones petroleras o mineras, los cuales en consecuencia, no podrán ser adjudicados a ningún título a los particulares. Tales tierras baldías sólo podrán reservarse en favor de las entidades de derecho público cuyo objeto esté directamente relacionado con las actividades de exploración y explotación petrolera o minera.

The objects of this Act shall be, among other hings: (a) to provide for and establish integrated systems of development control, environmental impact assessment and pollution control; (b) to prevent, control and monitor pollution; to (c) protect and conserve the natural resources threatened by human activities, particularly those resources of national and ecological significance as may be classified under the categories of terrestrial vegetation, coral, fish and marine life; (d)to control, manage and regulate hazardous substances; and (f) to promote the conservation and sustainable use of b

The Law provides for mining and exploitation of mineral resources as natural gas, petroleum, crude oil and assorted minerals. Prospectors must apply for a prospecting licence that shall be granted after the payment of a fee. Lands alienated for the purpose of mining operations shall be paid off as rent and royalties. Lands comprise also the continental shelf. Mining leases shall comply with land laws as per the survey, delimitations, land tenure and revenues and acquisition.

This Regulation makes provision to reduce and prevent pollution of the outer environment, which is defined as being all land, water, and air, outdoors, and outside workplaces. The Regulation shall not cover those activities and enterprises which are already subject to the laws referred to in article 1. Chapter 3 deals with inspection and control. The Local Environmental Health Commission shall oversee the implementation of this Regulation (art. 3.1). The supervision shall encompass air, land and water, as well as all equipment and all circumstances which might cause pollution.

The Act is divided in the following Chapters for a total of 66 Articles: (I) General Provisions; (II) Control and Management; (III) Upstream Business Activities; (IV) Downstream Business Activities; (V) State Earnings; (VI) Relationship between the oil and natural gas business activities and the right on land; (VII) Development and Supervision; (VIII) Executive body and regulating body; (IX) Investigation; (X) Criminal Provisions; (XI) Transitional Provisions; (XII) Concluding Provisions.

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.

“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.

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.

Decree to implement provisions of the Act on combating oil pollution on land of 1974. It prescribes measures to prevent or combat oil pollution caused by the storage of oil. Specific duties are laid on the party storing oil for safe storage and to prepare a contingency plan if more than one million liters of oil is stored at the same site. The contingency plan shall contain the information specified in article 5. The contingency plan shall be approved by the local council and be ratified by the Regional water and Environment District (art. 6).

This Act provides for the granting of petroleum exploration licences, production licences and pipeline licences, for the payment of compensation for damage to land and surface rent payable for disturbance of surface rights, and for various other matters relative to exploration and exploitation of petroleum onshore and offshore in Fiji. Applications for all types of licences shall include a written statement to the satisfaction of the Minister assessing potential environmental impact of the proposed operation.