Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
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For the purposes of this Act, the position on the surface of the Earth of the following: (a) the permit area of a permit granted or renewed after the changeover time; (b) the lease area of a lease granted or renewed after the changeover time; (c) the licence area of a licence granted or renewed after the changeover time; (d) the infrastructure licence area of an infrastructure licence granted after the changeover time; (e) the area in respect of which a special prospecting authority granted after the changeover time is in force; (f) the area in respect of which an access authority granted after the changeover time is in force; (g) the route of a pipeline authorised by a pipeline licence granted after the changeover time; (h) a point, line or area set out in any other instrument under this Act made after the changeover time; is to be described by reference to the current datum, and the title or instrument may be annotated accordingly.