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Law No. 13/2005 on Petroleum Activities.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Legislation
Date
2005 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Oil Basic legislation Access-to-information Authorization/permit Concession
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Law is composed of 47 articles divided in nine Chapters. It rules on petroleum activities with the aim of establishing a regulatory regime that will allow petroleum companies to develop such petroleum resources. The Law empowers the Ministry to authorize petroleum companies to explore for and exploit petroleum resources. Other petroleum regimes have been taken into consideration in order to establish a regime that is internationally competitive and helps attract investments in the development of petroleum activities. The Law regulates participation by the State in petroleum activities. Moreover, it rules on public information, penalizing provisions and inspection procedures.

Full text
Portuguese/English
Website
www.eastimorlawjournal.org; https

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree-Law No. 7/2005 on Public Contracts for Petroleum Exploration.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2005

Keyword: Oil, Contract/agreement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 7/2019 regulating the Procedures Concerning the Assignment of Territorial Areas to the Petroleum Exploration and Production of the Timor-Leste Territory for Petroleum Exploration and Production Activities.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2019

Keyword: Land-use planning, Authorization/permit, Concession, Procedural matters, Oil, Management/conservation, Exploration, Research

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 1/2019 amending Law No. 13/2005 on Petroleum Activities.

Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2019

Keyword: Oil, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Concession

Source: FAO, FAOLEX