http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1964/28/section/13Petroleum (Production) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964An Act to vest in the Ministry of Commerce the property in undeveloped petroleum in Northern Ireland; to make provision with respect to searching and boring for and getting petroleum; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-06-072010-05-28 131The Ministry may make regulations prescribing—athe manner in which and the persons by whom applications for licences under this Act may be made;bthe fees to be paid on any such application;cconditions as to the extent and shape of areas in respect of which licences may be granted under this Act and as to the siting and placing of bore-holes and petroleum wells;dmodel clauses which the Ministry may incorporate (directly or by reference) in any licence under this Act;eany other matter which under this Act may be prescribed.2Regulations made under this Act shall be subject to negative resolution.3The Public Offices Fees Act 1879 shall not apply to any prescribed fees.1879 c.58