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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.125Power to correct or amend
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### sec.125 Power to correct or amend
The Minister may amend a 1923 Act petroleum tenure at any time by giving its holder a notice of the amendment and recording particulars in the relevant register if the amendment is to—
correct a clerical error; or
state or more accurately state the boundaries of the area of the tenure because of a survey carried out under section 75 .
The Minister may, at any time, amend a condition of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure if the tenure holder agrees in writing.
Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the following can not be amended under this section—
the mandatory conditions for that type of 1923 Act petroleum tenure;
the term of the tenure;
any work program or development plan for the tenure.
Also, the Minister can not amend the tenure if the tenure as amended would be inconsistent with a mandatory condition for that type of authority.
s 125 prev s 125 ins 1995 No. 22 s 14
om 2003 No. 29 s 379
pres s 125 ins 2004 No. 26 s 62
(sec.125-ssec.1) The Minister may amend a 1923 Act petroleum tenure at any time by giving its holder a notice of the amendment and recording particulars in the relevant register if the amendment is to— correct a clerical error; or state or more accurately state the boundaries of the area of the tenure because of a survey carried out under section 75 .
(sec.125-ssec.2) The Minister may, at any time, amend a condition of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure if the tenure holder agrees in writing.
(sec.125-ssec.3) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , the following can not be amended under this section— the mandatory conditions for that type of 1923 Act petroleum tenure; the term of the tenure; any work program or development plan for the tenure.
(sec.125-ssec.4) Also, the Minister can not amend the tenure if the tenure as amended would be inconsistent with a mandatory condition for that type of authority.
- (a) correct a clerical error; or
- (b) state or more accurately state the boundaries of the area of the tenure because of a survey carried out under section 75 .
- (a) the mandatory conditions for that type of 1923 Act petroleum tenure;
- (b) the term of the tenure;
- (c) any work program or development plan for the tenure.