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Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
4Graticulation of the Earth’s surface
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#### 4 Graticulation of the Earth’s surface
4 Graticulation of the Earth’s surface
> For the purposes of this Act, the surface of the Earth is taken to be divided—
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> > (a) by the meridian of Greenwich and by meridians of longitude that are at a distance from that meridian of 5 minutes, or a multiple of 5 minutes, of longitude, and
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> > (b) by the equator and by parallels of latitude that are at a distance from the equator of 5 minutes, or a multiple of 5 minutes, of latitude,
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> into graticular sections, each of which is bounded—
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> > (c) by portions of 2 of those meridians that are at a distance from each other of 5 minutes of longitude, and
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> > (d) by portions of 2 of those parallels that are at a distance from each other of 5 minutes of latitude.