PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 20
PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 20
20 . Holder of permit, drilling reservation, lease or licence not to commence operations on private land until compensation tendered or agreed upon
(1) A permittee,
holder of a drilling reservation, lessee or licensee shall not commence any
operations on private land unless or until he has paid or tendered to the
owner and to the occupier of the land the amount of compensation, if any,
which he is required to pay under and as ascertained in accordance with this
Act or he has made an agreement in writing with the owner or occupier as to
the amount, times and mode of payment of the compensation, if any.
(2) Where the owner is
dead or cannot be found any payment of compensation may be made to the
Minister in trust for the owner.
[Section 20 amended: No. 12 of 1990 s. 15; No. 78
of 1990 s. 7.]