Off-shore Oil Revenues (Registration of Grants) Act

An Act to make provisions for all instruments relating to any lease, licence, permit

or right issued or granted to any person in connection with the petroleum indus-

try in Nigeria to continue to be registrable in the States which are contiguous to

the territorial waters and the continental shelf of Nigeria, notwithstanding any-

thing to the contrary in any other enactment.

[1972 No. 23.]

[1 st April , 1971]

[ Commencement.]

Registration of grants in the State s

granted to any person in respect of the territorial waters and the continental shelf of Nige-

ria shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any enactment, continue to be reg-

istrable in the States of the Federation, respectively, which are contiguous to the said ter-

ritorial waters and the continental shel f.

is registrable in any State, the question shall be determined by the President.

are references to those expressions as defined in the Territorial Waters Act and the Pe-

troleum Act, respectively.

[Cap. T5. Cap. P10.]

2. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Off-Shore Oil Revenues (Registration of Grants) Act.

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

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