76Procedure to be followed before authority cancelled

76 Procedure to be followed before authority cancelled

The Minister must not cancel an authority under this Act unless he or she—

(a) has given the holder of the authority a written notice—

(i) stating that the Minister believes that there may be grounds for—

(A) cancelling the authority; or

(B) in the case of an extraction licence, removing an area specified in the licence from the licence area; and

(ii) providing details of those grounds and providing a copy of the information available to the Minister concerning those grounds; and

(iii) inviting the holder of the authority to submit to the Minister, within 30 days after the date the holder of the authority is given the notice, any material that the holder wishes to submit; and

(b) has considered any material submitted by the holder of the authority in response to the notice; and

(c) is satisfied that one of the grounds set out in section 74 or 75 that is relevant to the authority exists.