Legislation we act under
We are responsible for administering the Crown Minerals Act 1991, related regulations, and the minerals and petroleum programmes. Collectively, these are referred to as the Crown minerals legislation.
This legislation consists of:
The Act
- Crown Minerals Act 1991, which is the primary piece of legislation
The Regulations
- Crown Minerals (Minerals Other than Petroleum) Regulations 2007
- Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Regulations 2007
- Crown Minerals (Minerals Fees) Regulations 2016
- Crown Minerals (Petroleum Fees) Regulations 2016
- Crown Minerals (Royalties for Minerals Other than Petroleum) Regulations 2013
- Crown Minerals (Royalties for Petroleum) Regulations 2013.
The Programmes
- The Minerals Programme for Petroleum 2013 [PDF 586KB]
- The Minerals Programme for Minerals (Excluding Petroleum) 2013 [PDF 2.6MB]
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