Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, John H. Van Kirk, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of North European
Oil Royalty Trust; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the periods presented in this
quarterly report; and
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in
this quarterly report; and
4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
Registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; and
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by this quarterly
report based on such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the Registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and to the audit committee
of the board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 5, 2003
/s/ John H. Van Kirk
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John H. Van Kirk
Managing Trustee (Chief Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, John R. Van Kirk, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of North European
Oil Royalty Trust; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the periods presented in this
quarterly report; and
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in
this quarterly report; and
4. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
Registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; and
b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by this quarterly
report based on such evaluation; and
c) Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the Registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and to the audit committee
of the board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 5, 2003
/s/ John R. Van Kirk
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John R. Van Kirk
Managing Director (Chief Financial Officer)