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Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
28Directions by Secretary on discovery of petroleum
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#### 28 Directions by Secretary on discovery of petroleum
28 Directions by Secretary on discovery of petroleum
> > (1) If petroleum is discovered in land comprised in a petroleum title, the Secretary may, from time to time, by instrument in writing served on the holder of the title, direct the holder to furnish to the Secretary, within the period specified in the instrument, particulars in writing of any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) the chemical composition and the physical properties of the petroleum, and
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> > > (b) the nature of the stratum in which the petroleum occurs, and
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> > > (c) any other matters relating to the discovery that are specified by the Secretary in the instrument.
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> > (2) The Secretary may, by instrument in writing served on the holder of the title, direct the holder to do, within the period specified in the instrument, such things as the Secretary thinks necessary and specifies in the instrument to determine the chemical composition and physical properties of the petroleum and to determine the quantity of petroleum in the petroleum deposit to which the discovery relates or, if part only of that petroleum deposit is within the land comprised in the title, in the part of the petroleum deposit that is within that land.