The property in any petroleum in its natural condition in strata wheresoever in Malta is hereby vested in the Government of Malta. The searching and boring for and the getting of such petroleum shall therefore be subjected to a licence (sect. 2). Any person who searches or bores for or gets petroleum without possessing such licence shall be guilty of an offence as per section 3. The Minister shall be responsible for the issue of the licence which is required to search for and get petroleum (sect. 4). The Minister is also empowered to make regulations generally for regulating the exploration, prospecting and mining for petroleum in Malta, including the drilling for and production of petroleum and the conservation of the petroleum resources (sect. 5).
Malta · 1958-03-08