Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Petroleum (Exploration and Production) (No. 10 of 2008). Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 59 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3T itle to petroleum
- S. 4There is hereby established the Petroleum Committee which shall be Establishment of
- S. 5The Committee shall consist of the following members: Composition of
- S. 6T enure of office
- S. 7V acancies
- S. 8P roceedings of Committee
- S. 9S ecretary
- S. 10D isclosure of interest
- S. 11I mmunity of members
- S. 12A dministration of Act
- S. 13The Minister may delegate to any public officer any of his functions under this Delegation of
- S. 14P etroleum register
- S. 15I nspection of register
- S. 16I nformation of contracts to be submitted to Provincial Councils
- S. 17R ight to conduct petroleum operations
- S. 18A uthority to contract
- S. 19S tate participation
- S. 20Q ualifications to contract
- S. 21P rohibitions
- S. 22B ids
- S. 23B locks
- S. 24C onditions of contract
- S. 25C ontents of contract
- S. 26O bligations of contractor
- S. 27T erm of contract
- S. 28R elinquishment
- S. 29T ransfers and assignments
- S. 30T ermination
- S. 31D uty to indemnify
- S. 32C onservation and work practices
- S. 33A reas closed to petroleum operations
- S. 34R estricted areas
- S. 35S urface rights and compensation
- S. 36O ther minerals
- S. 37I ncome Tax
- S. 38E mployee taxation
- S. 39R oyalty or production payment
- S. 40S urface rentals
- S. 41O ther fees, charges and levies
- S. 42E xemptions
- S. 43The provisions of section eleven shall apply mutatis mutandis to any public Immunity of public
- S. 44(1) No person shall, without the consent in writing given by or on behalf of the Prohibition of
- S. 45D isputes between State and contractor
- S. 46D isputes between contractor and others
- S. 47R evocation
- S. 48(1) The revocation of a contract pursuant to section forty-seven shall entail the Effect of revocation
- S. 49P enalty
- S. 50R egulations
- S. 51N on-application of the Mines and Minerals Act
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIPETROLEUM COMMITTEE
- S. IIIADMINISTRATION
- S. IVGRANT OF RIGHTS TO CONDUCT PETROLEUM OPERATIONS
- S. VTYPE AND NATURE OF CONTRACTS
- S. VIAREAS OF OPERATION AND SURFACE RIGHTS
- S. VIIGOVERNMENT REVENUES
- S. VIIIGENERAL PROVISIONS