174Surrender of lease

#### 174 Surrender of lease 174 Surrender of lease > > (1) The lessee of a leased area may, with the consent in writing of the Minister, surrender the lease or a part of the leased area to the Minister. > > > (2) The giving of such a consent may be made subject to conditions and to the payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) A surrender under this section does not operate to extinguish any debt to the Crown or Minister relating to the lease concerned, except to the extent the Minister directs. > > > (4) On surrender of part of the leased area, the Minister may, with the agreement of the lessee, redetermine the rental of the lease.