Section 5
Manner in which application may be made
Every application for an exploration licence or for a petroleum agreement shall be made in writing in the form set out in the First
Schedule and shall be addressed to the Menteri Besar or the Chief
Minister of the State or, to the Minister for consideration by the
Petroleum Authority.
(2)
Every application shall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed.
(3)
Every application shall be accompanied by two copies of a survey office map showing delineated thereon the boundaries of the area of the land in respect of which an exploration licence or petroleum agreement, as the case may be, is applied for; and in the case of an application for an exploration licence, the application shall be supported by evidence that the applicant intends to carry out exploration work in good faith.
(4)
The applicant shall upon request by the Menteri Besar, the
Chief Minister or, as the case may be, the Minister, furnish such evidence as the Petroleum Authority may consider necessary as to his financial position and technical qualifications and as to his ability to comply with any terms and conditions of the exploration licence or, as the case may be, the petroleum agreement; and if such evidence shall not have been furnished within three months of the request thereof, the application shall, unless the Petroleum
Authority otherwise determines, be deemed to have been withdrawn.
(5)
All information comprised in, or furnished to the Petroleum
Authority in pursuance of, an application made under this Act shall be treated as confidential.
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(6)
Where any person requires an exploration licence or a petroleum agreement in respect of two or more separate areas, a separate application shall be made in respect of each such area.