Section 4: No petroleum lease to be valid unless it is in accordance with this Act.

The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948Central Act · Act 53 of 1948

4. No [petroleum lease] to be valid unless it is in accordance with this Act.--- (1) No [petroleum lease] shall be granted after the commencement of this act otherwise than in accordance with the rules made under this Act.

(2) Any [petroleum lease] granted contrary to the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be void and of no effect.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948
Section	4
Marginal note	No petroleum lease to be valid unless it is in accordance with this Act.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 6 of 2025. . Subs. by Act 6 of 2025, s. 3, for "mining lease" (w.e.f. 15-4-2025)

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