sec.318BVAdditional ground for refusing application

### sec.318BV Additional ground for refusing application This section applies if— a coal or oil shale mining lease application is made in response to an invitation given under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , section 323 ; and the application is made within 6 months after the giving of the invitation. For a coal or oil shale mining lease application not made within the 6 months, see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , section 326 (No mining lease application). The Minister may refuse the application if satisfied the applicant has not, in a timely manner, taken any step in relation to the application required of the applicant under chapter 6 or this chapter. Subsection (2) does not limit another ground for refusing the application under chapter 6 or this chapter. s 318BV ins 2004 No. 25 s 1020 amd 2005 No. 3 s 105 sch ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 , s 323 sch 3 (sec.318BV-ssec.1) This section applies if— a coal or oil shale mining lease application is made in response to an invitation given under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , section 323 ; and the application is made within 6 months after the giving of the invitation. For a coal or oil shale mining lease application not made within the 6 months, see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , section 326 (No mining lease application). (sec.318BV-ssec.2) The Minister may refuse the application if satisfied the applicant has not, in a timely manner, taken any step in relation to the application required of the applicant under chapter 6 or this chapter. (sec.318BV-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit another ground for refusing the application under chapter 6 or this chapter. - (a) a coal or oil shale mining lease application is made in response to an invitation given under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , section 323 ; and - (b) the application is made within 6 months after the giving of the invitation. Note— For a coal or oil shale mining lease application not made within the 6 months, see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act , section 326 (No mining lease application).