Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

Chapter 6 : Petroleum Exploration and Production

Purchase

(1)	This Chapter provides for the granting of exploration rights and production rights and the issuing of technical co-operation permits and reconnaissance permits.

(2)

(a)	For the purposes of this Chapter, sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 26, 29, 30, 37, 38A, 38B, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 64 and Chapter 7 and Schedule II apply with the necessary changes.

[Section 69(2)(a) substituted by section 50 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]

(b)	Any reference in the provisions referred to in paragraph (a) to -

(i)	minerals, must be construed as a reference to petroleum;

(ii)	mining, must be construed as a reference to production;

(iii)

mining area, must be construed as a reference to production area;

(iv)	mining rights, must be construed as a reference to production rights;

(v)	prospecting, must be construed as a reference to exploration;

(vi)	prospecting area, must be construed as a reference to exploration area;

(vi)	prospecting rights, must be construed as a reference to exploration rights; and

(viii)

reconnaissance permission, must be construed as a reference to reconnaissance permit.