15Objection to exploration licence

15 Objection to exploration licence

(1)  [Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 44 of 2017, s. 7, Applied:21 Nov 2017] Any person with an interest or estate in land within the area specified in a notice published under section 14 (2) (b) , or who is the holder of a mineral tenement in respect of such land, may object to the granting of the application for a licence in respect of that land.

(2)  An objection is to –

(a) be in writing; and

(b) specify the grounds; and

(c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and

(d) be lodged with the Registrar within 28 days after the date of the publication of the notice under section 14 (2) (b) .

(3)  An objection is to be heard and determined by the Mining Tribunal.