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(2) A licensee shall enjoy the rights and liberty granted under his licence during the continuance thereof in common with other licensees to whom exploration licences, in respect of the same area, may be issued. (3) Exploration licences shall be for an initial period not exceeding two years and thereafter may be extended, from time to time, upon an application for the extension thereof made and supported by evidence that the licensee has carried out, during the currency of the licence, exploration work upon a reasonable scale. (4) The licensee of an exploration licence may, at any time, apply to the Governor for a petroleum agreement in respect of the whole or any part of the area held under his licence and the Governor may enter with such person into a petroleum agreement in respect thereof; and, upon the issue of a petroleum agreement covering such areas or any part thereof, all exploration licences covering them shall determine without the Government being liable to pay any compensation to licensees. (5) An exploration licence and a petroleum agreement shall be in the form and shall contain the terms and conditions prescribed by paragraph (i) of section 9(1) with such modifications and exclusions and additional clauses covering ancillary matters (including in the case of a petroleum agreement provision for the payment of royalties to the Crown) as the Governor may deem fit. (6) Completion of agreements and payment of fees in respect thereof are to be made within six months of approval thereof by the Governor unless the Governor extends the time in that behalf. (7) Nothing in the Petroleum Handling and Storage Law (1996 Revision) shall apply to anything lawfully done, or omitted to be done, under an exploration licence issued, or a petroleum agreement entered into, under this section. Grant of more than one exploration licence or petroleum agreement\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Nothing in this Law prevents more than one exploration licence or petroleum agreement being issued to or entered into with the same person. 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(2) Whoever contravenes any regulation made under paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years. Permission to enter upon land\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"(1) Where a licensee or a person who is a party to a petroleum agreement has been refused entry upon land by the holder thereof, such licensee or person may make an application to the Governor for permission to enter upon such land; and the Governor may, subject to subsection (2), grant the permission applied for on condition that the applicant undertakes to pay compensation for all damage which may have been caused to the land, crops or property therein or for any loss of the lawful use of such land or on such other conditions as the Governor may deem fit to impose. (2) Before granting the permission referred to in subsection (1), the Governor shall consider such written representations as the holder of such land shall, within such reasonable time as the Governor may allow for that purpose, submit, and the permission so granted shall not be questioned in any court of law. Petroleum Law (3) Upon the production to the holder of such land of the permission granted under subsection (1), such holder shall allow the person in whose favour the permission is granted or a person authorised by him to enter upon such land. (4) Whoever, being the holder of land after having had produced to him the permission referred to under subsection (1), refuses or fails to allow entry upon his land by the person in whose favour the permission is granted or a person authorised by him, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and a further fine of twenty dollars for every day during which the refusal or failure continues. (5) In this section \u2014 \u201centry\u201d includes the exercising of any rights contained in the licence or the petroleum agreement; and \u201cholder\u201d includes chargee, lessee, occupier or any person having an interest in the land. Penal\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Whoever explores, prospects for or extracts petroleum other than by virtue of a licence or petroleum agreement is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years and tools, plant and other materials and buildings of whatever nature used in contravention of this section are liable to forfeiture to the Crown. 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January, 1998\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPETROLEUM LAW\n(1998 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\nSection\nPage\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................5\n2\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................5\n3\nVesting of property in petroleum in Her Majesty .........................................................................6\n4\nApplication for petroleum agreements and licences ...................................................................6\n5\nMode of applications ..................................................................................................................6\n6\nExploration licence, petroleum agreements, etc. ........................................................................7\n7\nGrant of more than one exploration licence or petroleum agreement .........................................7\n8\nNotification of any execution, surrender, etc., of a petroleum agreement ...................................8\n9\nRegulations ...............................................................................................................................8\n10\nPermission to enter upon land ...................................................................................................8\n11\nPenal .........................................................................................................................................9\nSCHEDULE\n11\nApplication for an Exploration Licence or a Petroleum Agreement\n11\n\nPetroleum Law\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 6th day of January, 1998\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPETROLEUM LAW\n(1998 Revision)\n\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the Petroleum Law (1998 Revision).\n2\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn this Law \u2014\n\u201ccontinental shelf\u201d has the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of the Continental\nShelf Law (1998 Revision);\n\u201cexploration\u201d means work carried out in the course of exploring for petroleum;\n\u201cexploration licence\u201d means a licence issued under section 6(1);\n\u201cGovernor\u201d means the Governor in Council;\n\u201cland\u201d includes the subsoil and sea-bed beneath the territorial waters of the\nIslands and the continental shelf appertaining thereto;\n\u201clicensee\u201d means the lawful holder of an exploration licence;\n\u201cMinister\u201d means the Member of Executive Council for the time being\nresponsible for natural resources;\n\u201cpetroleum\u201d means naturally occurring \u2014\n(a)\nhydrocarbons, whether in gaseous, liquid or solid state, but excluding coal,\nbituminous shales and other stratified deposits, from which oil can be\nextracted by destructive distillation;\n\nSection 3\nPetroleum Law\n\nPage 6\nRevised as at 6th day of January, 1998\nc\n\n(b) mixtures of hydrocarbons whether in gaseous, liquid or solid state; and\n(c)\nmixtures of one or more hydrocarbons, whether in gaseous, liquid or solid\nstate, and one or more of the following \u2014\n(i)\nhydrogen sulphide;\n(ii) nitrogen;\n(iii) helium; or\n(iv) carbon dioxide,\nand includes such petroleum when returned to its normal reservoir; and\n\u201cpetroleum agreement\u201d means a petroleum agreement made under\nsection 6(4).\n3\nVesting of property in petroleum in Her Majesty\n3.\nThe property in all petroleum in the Islands whether or not already so vested is,\nsubject to this Law, declared to be vested in Her Majesty.\n4\nApplication for petroleum agreements and licences\n4.\nWhoever wishes to explore, prospect for or extract petroleum within the Islands\ndeclared by section 3 to be vested in Her Majesty may apply in the prescribed manner\nto the Governor for an exploration licence or petroleum agreement and the Governor,\nafter considering such application, may refuse or grant it upon such terms as appear\nexpedient.\n5\nMode of applications\n5.\n(1) Applications under section 4 shall be writing in the form prescribed in the\nSchedule and shall \u2014\n(a)\nbe addressed in the first instance to the Minister;\n(b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee;\n(c)\nhave annexed thereto two copies of a map of the Islands and environs with\nrelevant areas of land delineated thereon; and\n(d) be supported by evidence of the applicant\u2019s intention and ability to\nundertake the operations permitted by the licence or agreement if granted.\n(2) The Governor may, when considering the grant of an application, require of the\napplicant such further information as appears relevant to a decision and in the\nevent of failure of the applicant to provide such information within three months\nor such extension of that time as may be granted to him, may treat the application\nas having lapsed.\n(3) Separate applications shall be made in respect of separate areas of land.\n(4) Information supplied in respect of applications is confidential.\n\nPetroleum Law\nSection 6\n\nc\nRevised as at 6th day of January, 1998\nPage 7\n\n6\nExploration licence, petroleum agreements, etc.\n6.\n(1) The Governor may issue an exploration licence in respect of the whole or any\npart of the area of land applied for, and an exploration licence may authorise the\nlicensee to explore for petroleum over the whole or any part of the area of land\nspecified therein, but no licence shall be issued in respect of an area of land\nwhich has already been covered by a petroleum agreement entered into under\nsubsection (4); and nothing in this section prevents the Governor from issuing,\nin respect of the same area of land, more than one exploration licence or other\nexploration licences to other persons.\n(2) A licensee shall enjoy the rights and liberty granted under his licence during the\ncontinuance thereof in common with other licensees to whom exploration\nlicences, in respect of the same area, may be issued.\n(3) Exploration licences shall be for an initial period not exceeding two years and\nthereafter may be extended, from time to time, upon an application for the\nextension thereof made and supported by evidence that the licensee has carried\nout, during the currency of the licence, exploration work upon a reasonable\nscale.\n(4) The licensee of an exploration licence may, at any time, apply to the Governor\nfor a petroleum agreement in respect of the whole or any part of the area held\nunder his licence and the Governor may enter with such person into a petroleum\nagreement in respect thereof; and, upon the issue of a petroleum agreement\ncovering such areas or any part thereof, all exploration licences covering them\nshall determine without the Government being liable to pay any compensation\nto licensees.\n(5) An exploration licence and a petroleum agreement shall be in the form and shall\ncontain the terms and conditions prescribed by paragraph (i) of section 9(1) with\nsuch modifications and exclusions and additional clauses covering ancillary\nmatters (including in the case of a petroleum agreement provision for the\npayment of royalties to the Crown) as the Governor may deem fit.\n(6) Completion of agreements and payment of fees in respect thereof are to be made\nwithin six months of approval thereof by the Governor unless the Governor\nextends the time in that behalf.\n(7) Nothing in the Petroleum Handling and Storage Law (1996 Revision) shall\napply to anything lawfully done, or omitted to be done, under an exploration\nlicence issued, or a petroleum agreement entered into, under this section.\n7\nGrant of more than one exploration licence or petroleum agreement\n7.\nNothing in this Law prevents more than one exploration licence or petroleum\nagreement being issued to or entered into with the same person.\n\nSection 8\nPetroleum Law\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 6th day of January, 1998\nc\n\n8\nNotification of any execution, surrender, etc., of a petroleum agreement\n8.\nThe Governor shall, as soon as may be after the execution, surrender, determination\nor assignment of any petroleum agreement or the rights thereunder, issue a public\nnotification of the fact stating the name of the person with whom such petroleum\nagreement was made, the name of any assignee and the area concerned.\n9\nRegulations\n9.\n(1) The Governor may make regulations for carrying this Law into effect, and, in\nparticular, prescribe \u2014\n(a)\na model exploration licence and a model petroleum agreement;\n(b) the appointment, duties, privileges and powers of officers to enforce this\nLaw including an exploration licence and any petroleum agreement issued\nor entered into thereunder;\n(c)\nfees for the issue of exploration licences and making petroleum\nagreements;\n(d) for the establishment of safety areas around petroleum reserve installations\nerected on the sea bed;\n(e)\nfor the prevention of fires in areas where oil extraction is being carried on;\n(f)\nfor the safety, health, working conditions and welfare of persons engaged\nin oil extraction; and\n(g) amendments to the Schedule.\n(2) Whoever contravenes any regulation made under paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of\nsubsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine\nof five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.\n10\nPermission to enter upon land\n10. (1) Where a licensee or a person who is a party to a petroleum agreement has been\nrefused entry upon land by the holder thereof, such licensee or person may make\nan application to the Governor for permission to enter upon such land; and the\nGovernor may, subject to subsection (2), grant the permission applied for on\ncondition that the applicant undertakes to pay compensation for all damage\nwhich may have been caused to the land, crops or property therein or for any\nloss of the lawful use of such land or on such other conditions as the Governor\nmay deem fit to impose.\n(2) Before granting the permission referred to in subsection (1), the Governor shall\nconsider such written representations as the holder of such land shall, within\nsuch reasonable time as the Governor may allow for that purpose, submit, and\nthe permission so granted shall not be questioned in any court of law.\n\nPetroleum Law\nSection 11\n\nc\nRevised as at 6th day of January, 1998\nPage 9\n\n(3) Upon the production to the holder of such land of the permission granted under\nsubsection (1), such holder shall allow the person in whose favour the\npermission is granted or a person authorised by him to enter upon such land.\n(4) Whoever, being the holder of land after having had produced to him the\npermission referred to under subsection (1), refuses or fails to allow entry upon\nhis land by the person in whose favour the permission is granted or a person\nauthorised by him, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to\na fine of one thousand dollars and a further fine of twenty dollars for every day\nduring which the refusal or failure continues.\n(5) In this section \u2014\n\u201centry\u201d includes the exercising of any rights contained in the licence or the\npetroleum agreement; and\n\u201cholder\u201d includes chargee, lessee, occupier or any person having an interest in\nthe land.\n11\nPenal\n11. 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