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### 81 Mining lease
> > (1) [*\[Section 81 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 86, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS86@Hpa@EN) On granting an application for a lease, the Minister is to issue a lease.
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> > (2) A lease is to –
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> > > > (a) be in an approved form; and
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> > > > (b) include the following particulars:
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 81 Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 86, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS86@Hpb@EN) a description of the area of land comprised in the lease;
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> > > > > > (ii) the total area of that land;
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> > > > > > (iii) [*\[Section 81 Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 86, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS86@Hpc@EN) the minerals, or category of minerals, to which the lease relates;
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> > > > > > (iv) the terms and conditions to which it is subject;
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> > > > > > (v) the period for which it is in force.
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> > (3) The Minister may issue a lease with the endorsement "subject to survey".
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> > (4) If a survey is carried out in respect of the area of land comprised in the lease, the Minister is to provide a supplement to the lease specifying the description of that area as ascertained by the survey.