Petroleum Regulations 1974
Petroleum Regulations 1974
Petroleum Regulations 1974
IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Petroleum Development Act, 1974,
the Prime Minister hereby makes the following regulations:
1. Citation.
These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum Regulations, 1974.
6. (Deleted).
7. Furnishing of information.
(1) Any officer authorised by the Prime Minister may from time to time by notice under his
hand require any person to give in writing within a time specified in the notice all such
information or particulars as may be required of him for the purposes of these Regulations in
respect of any business specified under regulations 3 and 3A.
(2) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a notice given under
paragraph(1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable
to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two
years or to both.
(3) Any person who furnishes or causes to be furnished any false particulars or false
information pursuant to paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall
on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding four years or of both.
8. Definition.
For the purposes of these Regulations —
"officer" means a member of the general public service of the Federation;
"paid-up capital" means that part of the issued capital of the company which has been paid up
by the shareholders as a result of calls to pay on the company’s shares;
"shareholders’ funds" means shareholders’ funds as defined in the Income Tax Act 1962.
9. Offences.
Any person who commences or continues any business or service mentioned in regulation 3
without a licence or fails to comply with any condition of any such licence shall be guilty of
an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both and in the case of a continuing
offence he shall be liable to a further fine of one thousand ringgit for each day or part of a day
during which the offence continues after the first day in respect of which the conviction is
recorded.
10. Saving clause.
Any licence or permission granted or issued under the Petroleum Development Act 1974 and
any regulations made thereunder shall continue to be in force until superseded, revoked or
otherwise terminated and the provisions of these Regulations shall apply to such licence or
permission:
Provided that any such licence or permission which is expressed to remain in force for a
definite period shall not remain in force after the expiration of that period unless it shall be
renewed in accordance with the Petroleum Development Act 1974 and these Regulations, as
the case may be.
SCHEDULE
(Regulation 5)
(a) (i) Fee chargeable for a licence to commence or continue any business or service specified
in regulation 3 in respect of any applicant with a paid-up capital appearing under column I is
as provided for in the corresponding entry under column II as follows:
I II
(b) Fee chargeable for a permission to commence or continue any business specified in
paragraph (a) of regulation 3A in respect of any applicant with shareholders’ funds appearing
under column I is as provided for in the corresponding entry under column II as follows:
I II
of licence
(i) Less than RM100,000.00 ... ... ... RM 50.00
(ii) RM100,000.00 to RM1,000,000.00... ... RM 250.00
(iii) RM1,000,001.00 to RM5,000,000.00 ... RM 500.00
(iv) More than RM5,000,000.00... ... ... RM 1,000.00
(c) Fee chargeable for a p ermission to commence or continue any business specified in RM25.00
paragraph (b) of r egulation 3A for one year ... ... ...