Petroleum Acts Amendment Act of 1955 (4 Eliz Ii No. 25) (Qld)

280 MINING. Petroleum Acts Amendment Act. 4 E liz . II. No. 25, Aofm s. en2d4m7.ent Princ6ip. aSleActciot nis atwmoendheudndbryedadadnindg tfoorstuyb- speavreangraopfhth( 3e) thereof the following words :— “ and for providing (in cases where a mining tenement or any share or interest therein charged or made security by registered lien or encumbrance for the payment of money or the discharge of any liability is forfeited or surrendered to the Crown) all such matters and things as the Governor considers necessary or desirable for ensuring that the land the subject of the lien or encumbrance shall not be further held by any person whomsoever as a mining tenement whether other land is also included in that further mining tenement or not unless that lastnamed person has previously to the warden’s satisfaction either paid or discharged or accepted responsibility for the payment or discharge of that money or liability to the extent to which the same then remains unpaid or undischarged; ”. 4 E liz . II. No. 25. P etroleum A cts A mendment A ct of 1955. An Act to Amend “The Petroleum Acts, 1923 to 1950” in certain particulars. [A ssented to 10 th O ctober ,, 1955.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Short title. Principal Act. Collective title.. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Petroleum Acts Amendment Act of 1955.” (2.) *“ The Petroleum Acts, 1923 to 1950,” are in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be collectively cited as “ The Petroleum Acts, 1923 to 1955.” oAfms. en3d. ment by in2s.erStiencgtiobnefotrhereteheofdetfhineitPiorninocifptahleAtecrtmis“ aBmaernrdeled” therein the following definition Authority to prospect. “ “ Authority to prospect ”—Authority to prospect granted pursuant to section 9 a of this Act; * 14 G. 5 No. 26 and amending Acts.

1955. MINING. Petroleum Acts Amendment Act. 281 3. Section twenty-three of the Principal Act is^6^11611* amended by adding thereto the following paragraph :— “For the purposes of both this section and section twenty-four of this Act, in addition to the meanings given to the terms by section three of this Act the term “ permittee ” shall include the holder of an authority to prospect, and the term “ permit ” shall include an authority to prospect.”. 4. Section forty-three of the Principal Act is Amendments amended— 0 s' ’ (i.) By inserting in the first paragraph thereof after the words “ any permit or lease ” the words “ or authority to prospect ” ; (ii.) By inserting in the proviso to the first paragraph thereof after the words “ by such permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ” ; and (iii.) By inserting in the last paragraph thereof after the words “ Every permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ”. 5. Section forty-four of the Principal Act jsA“e“dm»nt3 amend 1 ed f — 01 8* 44. (i.) By inserting therein after the words “ permit or lease ” the words “ or authority to prospect ” ; (ii.) By repealing therein the words “ permit and lease ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ permit, lease, and authority to prospect ” ; (iii.) By inserting therein after the words “ covered by the permit or comprised in the lease ” where those words twice occur the words “ or held under the authority to prospect ” ; (iv.) By inserting therein after the words “ its lessees or permittees ” the words “ or holders from it of authorities to prospect ” ; and (v.) By inserting in subparagraph (6) thereof after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ”. 6. Section forty-five of the Principal Act is amended A“®admeat by inserting after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the0 s' ' words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ”.

282 MINING. Petroleum, Acts Amendment Act. 4 E liz . II. No. 25, Amendment of s. 47. 7. Section forty-seven of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the words “ permittee and lessee ” the words “ and holder of an authority to prospect Amendments of 8. 48. 8. Section forty-eight of the Principal Act is amended— (i.) By inserting therein after the words “ A permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect (ii.) By repealing therein the words “ or of the land demised ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ or comprised in the lease or held under the authority to prospect ” ; and (iii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permit or lease ” where such words twice occur the words “ or authority to prospect ”. Amendments 9. Section forty-nine of the Principal Act is amended ° 8'4' by inserting after the words “permittee and lessee” where such words twice occur the words “ and holder of an authority to prospect ”. Amendment of s. 50. 10. Section fifty of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the words “ Every permittee and every lessee ” the words “ and every holder of an authority to prospect ”. Amendments of s. 51. 11. Section fifty-one of the Principal Act is amended— (i.) By inserting in subsection one thereof after the words “ Every permittee and every lessee ” the words “ and every holder of an authority to prospect ” ; (ii.) By inserting in subsection two thereof after the word “ lessee,” the words “ holder of an authority to prospect,” ; (iii.) By inserting in subsection three thereof after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ” ; (iv.) By inserting in subsection four thereof after the words “ permittee or lessee ” where those words twice occur the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ” ;

1955. MINING. Petroleum Acts Amendment Act. 283 (v.) By inserting in the first paragraph of subsection five thereof after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ” ; by inserting in that paragraph of the said subsection after the words “ that permittee, lessee,” the word “ holder,” ; by inserting in the second paragraph of that subsection after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ” ; by inserting in the last paragraph of that subsection after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ” ; and by inserting in that last paragraph of the said subsection five after the words “ permit or lease ” the words “ or authority to prospect ”. 12. Section fifty-two of the Principal Act is Amendment amended— (i.) By inserting therein after the words “ covered by a permit or comprised in a lease ” the words “ or held under an authority to prospect ” ; (ii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permit or lease ” the words “ or authority to prospect ” ; and (iii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permittee or lessee ” wherever such words occur the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ”. 13. Section fifty-three of the Principal Act is Amendment® amended— of a. 63. (i.) By inserting therein after the words “Every permittee and lessee ” the words “ and holder of an authority to prospect ” ; (ii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permit or lease ” where such words twice occur the words “ or authority to prospect ” ; (iii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permittee or lessee ” where such words twice occur the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ” ; and (iv.) By inserting therein after the words “ permittee’s or lessee’s ” the words “ or holder’s ”. 14. Section fifty-four of the Principal Act is Amendment amended by inserting therein after the words “ permits'*8'64' and leases ” the words “ and authorities to prospect ”.

284 MINING. Petroleum Acts Amendment Act. 4 E liz . II. No. 25,1955. Amendments of s. 55 a . 15. Section 55 a of the Principal Act is amended— (i.) By inserting therein after the words “ permit or lease ” where such words twice occur the words “ or authority to prospect ” ; and (ii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permittee or lessee ” wherever such words occur the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect Amendments 16. Subsection one of section fifty-nine of the of s. 59 (i). prjncipai Act is amended— (i.) By inserting therein after the words “ permittee or lessee ” where such words first occur the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ” ; and (ii.) By inserting therein after the words “ permittee or lessee ” where such words last occur the words “ or holder ”. Amendment 17. Subsection one of section sixty of the Principal of s.eo(i). Act is amended by inserting therein after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of an authority to prospect ”. Amendments 18. Section sixty-three of the Principal Act is ofs-63' amended- (i.) By inserting in subsection one thereof after the words “ permit or lease ” where such words twice occur the words “ or authority to prospect ” ; (ii.) By inserting in subparagraph (d) of subsection three thereof after the words “ permittee, lessee,” the words “ holder of the authority to prospect,” ; also by inserting in that subparagraph (d) after the words “ or comprised in the lease ” the words “ or held under the authority to prospect ” ; and (iii.) By inserting in subparagraph (h) of subsection three thereof after the words “ permittee or lessee ” the words “ or holder of the authority to prospect ” ; and also by inserting in that subparagraph ( h ) after the words “ permit or lease ” the words “ or an authority to prospect ”.