Oil Mining (High Water Mark) Act (Cap. 62:03). Country/Territory Trinidad and Tobago Document type Legislation Date 1952 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Ministry of Legal Affairs. Long titleAn Act relating to Oil Mining within Five Hundred Feet of High Water Mark. Subject Land & soil, Mineral resources, Sea Keyword Land tenure Survey/mapping Minerals Mining Oil Exploration Coastal zone management Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act provides certain rules relative to surveys related to the determination of the high water mark, required for the establishment of rights relating to the drilling for oil in the land and marine areas within five hundred feet of high water mark. The Chief Petroleum Engineer, the Commissioner of State Lands and any adjacent owner who objects to the high water mark as defined in a survey plan may apply to court to declare what is the high water mark. Full text English Website rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt