21Area of land comprised in exploration licence

21 Area of land comprised in exploration licence

(1)  The area of land comprised in a licence must not exceed –

(a) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 8, Applied:30 Oct 2001] [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 19, Applied:28 Jun 2013] for a licence in respect of Category 1, 2, 3 and 5 minerals, 250 square kilometres; or

(b) [Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 19, Applied:28 Jun 2013] for a licence in respect of Category 6 minerals, 500 square kilometres; or

(c) for a licence in respect of Category 4 minerals, an area determined by the Minister.

(2)  [Section 21 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 19, Applied:28 Jun 2013] Land comprised in a licence may be either or both of the following:

(a) the same size as, or smaller than, the area of land in respect of which the licence was sought;

(b) different in shape from the area of land in respect of which the licence was sought.

(3)  [Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 74 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Oct 2001] [Section 21 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 19, Applied:28 Jun 2013] An area of land comprised in a licence (the relevant licence) in respect of a mineral, or category of minerals, must not include an area which –

(a) is the subject of a licence of any kind in respect of the same mineral, or category of minerals, other than a special exploration licence held by the person to whom the application for the relevant licence is granted; or

(b) is the subject of a lease or an application for a lease; or

(c) is the subject of an application for a retention licence in respect of the same mineral or category of minerals.