ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Petroleum Act
22. Application for non-exclusive exploration permit
Edition: 2026-07-24 · In force
22. Application for non-exclusive exploration permit
(1)A person who intends to carry out a non-exclusive exploration survey shall apply to the Authority for a non-exclusive exploration permit in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee.(2)The Authority shall issue a non-exclusive exploration permit for a geographically delineated area.(3)The Authority may issue non-exclusive exploration permits to different persons in respect of different non-exclusive exploration activities in the same geographically delineated area.(4)A non-exclusive exploration permit shall state—(a)the date of issue of the permit;(b)the area to which the permit relates;(c)the type of non-exclusive exploration activity for which the permit is issued;(d)the conditions under which the permit is issued; and(e)confidentiality requirements.(5)A person who has been issued with a non-exclusive exploration permit shall provide to the Authority copies and samples of all the data collected by that person.(6)A person who conducts a non-exclusive exploration survey without being issued with a non-exclusive exploration permit by the Authority commits an offence and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine of not less than Kenya shillings ten million or to a term of imprisonment of not less than two years or both.