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Decree-Law No. 59/2023 approving the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining Resources (MPRM).

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jornal da República, I Série No. 33, 7 September 2023.
Subject
Energy, Mineral resources
Keyword
Institution Energy conservation/energy production Research Biofuel Oil Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Environmental planning Environmental standards Authorization/permit Concession Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 27 articles divided into three Chapters, approves the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining Resources (MPRM). It establishes the composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Ministry, entitled to perform the following activities: Develop and propose policy and legislation projects for the sector; Establish the sectoral administration and management system and regulate the sector’s activities; Ensure maximum participation of Timor-Leste in the oil, natural gas and mineral resources sectors through appropriate legal, administrative and technical instruments; Promote national opportunities in the sector in order to attract and retain foreign investments; Monitor the implementation of relevant international treaties, namely the Treaty Between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Australia that establishes their respective Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea, and monitor the sectoral implementation of relevant instruments; Regulate, authorize and supervise activities in the oil and downstream sector, as defined in Decree-Law No. 1/2012, of 1 February, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Decree-Law No. 15/2018 approving the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining (MPM).

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2018 (2020)

Keyword: Institution, Energy conservation/energy production, Research, Biofuel, Oil, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Authorization/permit, Concession, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX