sec.275Application for inclusion of surface of area of mining lease

### sec.275 Application for inclusion of surface of area of mining lease Notwithstanding section 232 , the holder of a mining lease that does not include any part of the surface of the area of that mining lease or that includes a part only of the surface of the area of that mining lease may at any time apply for an additional part of the surface of that area to be included in the mining lease. An application made under this section must be made and dealt with in the same way as if it were an application for a mining lease made under this part and, for that purpose, the mining lease notice must state, as the number of the proposed mining lease, the number of the existing lease together with the words ‘addition of surface area’. If the application is granted— the mining lease must be amended to give effect to the approval and the conditions stated in it; and the chief executive must record in the register the details of the approval. s 275 amd 2000 No. 64 s 143 ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 , s 281 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 47 s 446 ; 2018 No. 24 s 112 (sec.275-ssec.1) Notwithstanding section 232 , the holder of a mining lease that does not include any part of the surface of the area of that mining lease or that includes a part only of the surface of the area of that mining lease may at any time apply for an additional part of the surface of that area to be included in the mining lease. (sec.275-ssec.2) An application made under this section must be made and dealt with in the same way as if it were an application for a mining lease made under this part and, for that purpose, the mining lease notice must state, as the number of the proposed mining lease, the number of the existing lease together with the words ‘addition of surface area’. (sec.275-ssec.3) If the application is granted— the mining lease must be amended to give effect to the approval and the conditions stated in it; and the chief executive must record in the register the details of the approval. - (a) the mining lease must be amended to give effect to the approval and the conditions stated in it; and - (b) the chief executive must record in the register the details of the approval.