sec.136QWho may apply

### sec.136Q Who may apply An eligible person may apply under this division for an exploration permit for coal for an area if— the eligible person is the holder of, or the applicant for, a coal mining lease that is, or is included in, a coal mining project; and the area— is contiguous to project land for the coal mining project; and is not the subject of a coal interest or an application for a coal exploration tenement; and is not more than 6 sub-blocks; and is not the subject of a call for EP (coal) tenders; and an exploration permit for coal has not previously been granted under this division in relation to the coal mining project. s 136Q ins 2018 No. 24 s 89 - (a) the eligible person is the holder of, or the applicant for, a coal mining lease that is, or is included in, a coal mining project; and - (b) the area— (i) is contiguous to project land for the coal mining project; and (ii) is not the subject of a coal interest or an application for a coal exploration tenement; and (iii) is not more than 6 sub-blocks; and (iv) is not the subject of a call for EP (coal) tenders; and - (i) is contiguous to project land for the coal mining project; and - (ii) is not the subject of a coal interest or an application for a coal exploration tenement; and - (iii) is not more than 6 sub-blocks; and - (iv) is not the subject of a call for EP (coal) tenders; and - (c) an exploration permit for coal has not previously been granted under this division in relation to the coal mining project. - (i) is contiguous to project land for the coal mining project; and - (ii) is not the subject of a coal interest or an application for a coal exploration tenement; and - (iii) is not more than 6 sub-blocks; and - (iv) is not the subject of a call for EP (coal) tenders; and