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66AMarine farming licence depends on marine farming lease
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### 66A Marine farming licence depends on marine farming lease
> [*\[Section 66A Inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 17, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS17@EN)
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> > (1) The Minister must cancel a marine farming licence if the holder of the licence –
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> > > > (a) ceases for any reason to hold a lease under the [Marine Farming Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-031) for the area to which the licence relates; and
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> > > > (b) is not, under that Act, being granted a new lease for that area.
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> > (2) The cancellation takes effect as soon as the holder of the licence is given written notice of it by the Minister.
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> > (3) In this section –
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> > > ***lease*** means a lease of any kind within the meaning of the [Marine Farming Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-031) .