sec.186Minister’s power to decide excluded land

### sec.186 Minister’s power to decide excluded land The Minister may decide excluded land for a geothermal tenure or proposed geothermal tenure. However, the power under subsection (1) may be exercised only when the Minister is deciding whether to— grant or renew the geothermal tenure; or approve any later work program or development plan for the geothermal tenure. Also, excluded land must be within any block that the geothermal tenure states is included in its area. Excluded land may be described in a way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, by area or by reference to a stated type of land. Land ceases to be excluded land for a geothermal tenure if— the block in which the land is located is relinquished or for any other reason ceases to be in the geothermal tenure’s area; or the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit and— a geothermal lease is granted over any of the geothermal permit’s area; and the land is excluded land for the geothermal lease. (sec.186-ssec.1) The Minister may decide excluded land for a geothermal tenure or proposed geothermal tenure. (sec.186-ssec.2) However, the power under subsection (1) may be exercised only when the Minister is deciding whether to— grant or renew the geothermal tenure; or approve any later work program or development plan for the geothermal tenure. (sec.186-ssec.3) Also, excluded land must be within any block that the geothermal tenure states is included in its area. (sec.186-ssec.4) Excluded land may be described in a way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, by area or by reference to a stated type of land. (sec.186-ssec.5) Land ceases to be excluded land for a geothermal tenure if— the block in which the land is located is relinquished or for any other reason ceases to be in the geothermal tenure’s area; or the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit and— a geothermal lease is granted over any of the geothermal permit’s area; and the land is excluded land for the geothermal lease. - (a) grant or renew the geothermal tenure; or - (b) approve any later work program or development plan for the geothermal tenure. - (a) the block in which the land is located is relinquished or for any other reason ceases to be in the geothermal tenure’s area; or - (b) the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit and— (i) a geothermal lease is granted over any of the geothermal permit’s area; and (ii) the land is excluded land for the geothermal lease. - (i) a geothermal lease is granted over any of the geothermal permit’s area; and - (ii) the land is excluded land for the geothermal lease. - (i) a geothermal lease is granted over any of the geothermal permit’s area; and - (ii) the land is excluded land for the geothermal lease.