Section 3
Restriction on petroleum exploring, prospecting and mining
No person shall explore, prospect or mine for, or do any act with a view to exploring, prospecting or mining for, petroleum upon any land except by virtue of an exploration licence or a petroleum agreement.
(2)
Any person who acts in contravention of this section or of any of the conditions of an exploration licence or a petroleum agreement issued to, or entered into, by him shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; and all machinery, tools, plant, buildings and other property together with any minerals or other products which may be found upon or proved to have been obtained from the land so unlawfully explored, prospected or mined shall be liable to forfeiture.