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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 title
An 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