sec.34Amendment or cancellation of restricted area

### sec.34 Amendment or cancellation of restricted area The power under section 33 to declare a restricted area includes the power to amend or cancel a restricted area. If land ceases to be in a restricted area, the relevant declaration may state a period within which geothermal permit applications for the land will not be considered, to allow them to be considered competitively after the period ends. Land mentioned in subsection (2) is a released area . The period stated under subsection (2) for a released area is the application period for the area. (sec.34-ssec.1) The power under section 33 to declare a restricted area includes the power to amend or cancel a restricted area. (sec.34-ssec.2) If land ceases to be in a restricted area, the relevant declaration may state a period within which geothermal permit applications for the land will not be considered, to allow them to be considered competitively after the period ends. (sec.34-ssec.3) Land mentioned in subsection (2) is a released area . (sec.34-ssec.4) The period stated under subsection (2) for a released area is the application period for the area.