Petroleum (Production) Act 1934
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to vest in the Crown the property in petroleum and natural gas within Great Britain and to make provision with respect to the searching and boring for and getting of petroleum and natural gas, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 36 |
| Introduced by | President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman (Second Reading) (Commons) Secretary of State for Air the Marquess of Londonderry (Second Reading) 19 April 1934 (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 12 July 1934 |
| Repealed | 15 February 1999 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Petroleum (Production) Act 1918 |
| Repealed by | Petroleum Act 1998 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Petroleum (Production) Act 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 36) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which clarified the ownership of underground petroleum, vesting it in the Crown. It made provision for searching and boring for and getting (producing) petroleum and natural gas, under appropriate licenses.