Laws of Timor-Leste

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Decree-Law No. 1/2012 on the Downstream Sector

Act · Made 2012-02-01

Decree-Law No. 15/2018 approving the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining (MPM)

Act · Made 2018-12-12

Repealed

Decree-Law No. 16/2016 creating the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Act · Made 2016-06-22

Decree-Law No. 18/2020 regulating Onshore Oil Operations

Act · Made 2020-05-13

Decree-Law No. 20/2008 on the National Authority on Petroleum (ANP)

Act · Made 2008-06-19

Decree-Law No. 31/2011 creating the Gas and Oil Public Company TIMOR GAP-Timor Gás & Petróleo, E.P. (TIMOR GAP, E.P)

Act · Made 2011-07-27

Decree-Law No. 32/2016 regulating the Offshore Oil Operations in Timor-Leste

Act · Made 2016-08-17

Decree-Law No. 33/2012 creating the Public Institution of Petroleum and Geology (IPG)

Act · Made 2012-07-13

Decree-Law No. 41/2022 creating the National Environmental Licensing Authority, I.P. (ANLA)

Act · Made 2022-06-08

Decree-Law No. 45/2020 approving the structure of the Ministry of Planning (MPO)

Act · Made 2020-10-07

Repealed

Decree-Law No. 46/2023 of 28 July approving the structure of the 9th Constitutional Government

Act · Made 2023-07-28

Decree-Law No. 59/2023 approving the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining Resources (MPRM)

Act · Made 2023-09-06

Decree-Law No. 7/2005 on Public Contracts for Petroleum Exploration

Act · Made 2005-10-18

Decree No. 7/2019 regulating the Procedures Concerning the Assignment of Territorial Areas to the Petroleum Exploration and Production of the Timor-Leste Territory for Petroleum Exploration and Production Activities

Regulation · Made 2019-09-27

Government Resolution No. 35/2022 approving the opening of areas for carrying out mining activities and approving the terms of reference for the tender for the attribution of mining rights for exploration and production of construction materials in three concession areas

Regulation · Made 2022-12-16

Government Resolution No. 45/2017 approving the Roadmap for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which focuses on the Strategic Development Plan (PED) for 2011-2030

Regulation · Made 2017-07-26

Government Resolution No. 50/2023 on the National Industry Development Policy

Regulation · Made 2023-12-20

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), November 2016

policy · Made 2016-11

Joint Order of 24 November 2010 on pollution control and prevention of oil exploitations

Regulation · Made 2010-11-24

Law No. 1/2019 amending Law No. 13/2005 on Petroleum Activities

Act · Made 2019-01-18

Law No. 13/2005 on Petroleum Activities

Act · Made 2005-08-23

Law no. 4/2003 on Oil Resources Development within East-Timor territorial sea

Act · Made 2003-07-01

Law No. 8/2005 on petroleum taxation

Act · Made 2005-08-03

Law of Parliament No. 12/2011 establishing the First Amendments to the Fund for Petroleum

Act · Made 2011-09-28

Law of Parliament No. 9/2005 establishing the Fund for Petroleum

Act · Made 2005-06-20

Ministerial Decision No. 9/2025 approving the Regulations on the Statute and Rules of Procedure for the Evaluation Committee for the Management of the Environmental Assessment Process for Category A Projects in the Petroleum Sector

Regulation · Made 2025-04-09

Ministerial Order No. 36/2021 creating the Structure and Internal Regulations of the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals

Regulation · Made 2021-06-16

Ministerial Order No. 43/2019 approving the Regulation of the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals (MPM)

Regulation · Made 2019-09-18

Ministerial Order No. 44/2024 approving the Model for Environmental Licence Certificate for Mining Operations

Regulation · Made 2024-06-12

Ministerial Order No. 45/2024 approving the Model for Environmental Licence Certificate for Oil Operations

Regulation · Made 2024-06-12

Ministerial Order No. 46/2024 establishing Internal Regulations of MPRM

Regulation · Made 2024-06-19

National Parliament Resolution No. 01/2017 on the Treaty between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of Australia on specific maritime adjustments in the Sea of Timor and Transitional Agreement regarding the validity of the Timor Sea Treaty/TST

Act · Made 2017-01-16

Petroleum Act

Act · Made 2005-07-29

Regulation No. 1/2014 regulating Fuel, Biofuel and Lubricant Quality Standards and Specifications

Regulation · Made 2014-01-15

Regulation No. 2/2016 regulating Marketing of Fuels, Biofuels and Lubricants

Regulation · Made 2016-12-28