Oil Mining (High Water Mark) Act (Cap. 62:03).
An Act relating to Oil Mining within Five Hundred Feet of High Water Mark.
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This Act provides certain rules relative to surveys related to the determination of the high water mark, required for the establishment of rights relating to the drilling for oil in the land and marine areas within five hundred feet of high water mark. The Chief Petroleum Engineer, the Commissioner of State Lands and any adjacent owner who objects to the high water mark as defined in a survey plan may apply to court to declare what is the high water mark.
