22Exploration licence for small areas

### 22 Exploration licence for small areas > > (1)  [*\[Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 20, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS20@Hpa@EN) The Minister may, under [section 17](#GS17@EN) , grant an application for a licence to a person in respect of an area no greater than one square kilometre. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 20, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS20@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 20, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS20@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 74 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Oct 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-10-30/act-2001-074#JS1@JT@tr@oc4@EN) A licence to which [subsection (1)](#GS22@Gs1@EN) applies may be in respect of any mineral, or category of minerals, specified in the licence. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 22 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 20, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS20@Hpd@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (4)  [*\[Section 22 Subsection (4) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 20, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS20@Hpe@EN) A person is entitled to hold only one licence to which [subsection (1)](#GS22@Gs1@EN) applies.