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Petroleum Act 1984
46Size of production licence
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46 Size of production licence
(1) A person must not apply for a production licence in respect of an
area which is constituted by more than 200 blocks.
(2) A person must not apply for a production licence in respect of an
area which is constituted by more than one block unless the blocks
form a discrete area which conforms to an approved shape.
(3) The Minister may grant a production licence in respect of:
(a) an area of less than one block; or
(b) blocks which form more than one discrete area,
where he is of the opinion that circumstances justify his doing so or
it is in the public interest to do so.