sec.16Partial relinquishment reports and partial surrender reports— Act , ss 178B and 231AB

sec.16 Partial relinquishment reports and partial surrender reports— Act , ss 178B and 231AB

For section 178B (a) and (b) (i) of the Act , the holder of an exploration permit must give the Minister a partial relinquishment report about a reduction in the area of the permit within 2 months after the reduction takes effect. For section 231AB (a) and (b) (i) of the Act , the holder of a mineral development licence must give the Minister a partial surrender report about a reduction in the area of the licence within 2 months after the reduction takes effect. For sections 178B (b)(ii) and 231AB (b) (ii) of the Act , the partial relinquishment report or partial surrender report must contain the following— the day the relinquishment or surrender took effect; the reason the holder has relinquished or surrendered the area; the general area information for the report; a summary, including the name identifier and location, of holes or wells drilled under the permit in the relinquished area or under the licence in the surrendered area; the hazard information for the permit or licence to the extent the information has not been included in, or has changed since, the last activity report was given for the permit or licence; any other data or information required under the practice direction. In this section— general area information , for a partial relinquishment report or a partial surrender report, means— spatial information showing— for a partial relinquishment report—the previous tenure area and the relinquished area of the exploration permit; or for a partial surrender report—the previous tenure area and the surrendered area of the mineral development licence; and any other data or information required under the practice direction. previous tenure area — of an exploration permit—means the area of the permit immediately before the relinquishment of the relinquished area; or of a mineral development licence—means the area of the licence immediately before the surrender of the surrendered area. (sec.16-ssec.1) For section 178B (a) and (b) (i) of the Act , the holder of an exploration permit must give the Minister a partial relinquishment report about a reduction in the area of the permit within 2 months after the reduction takes effect. (sec.16-ssec.2) For section 231AB (a) and (b) (i) of the Act , the holder of a mineral development licence must give the Minister a partial surrender report about a reduction in the area of the licence within 2 months after the reduction takes effect. (sec.16-ssec.3) For sections 178B (b)(ii) and 231AB (b) (ii) of the Act , the partial relinquishment report or partial surrender report must contain the following— the day the relinquishment or surrender took effect; the reason the holder has relinquished or surrendered the area; the general area information for the report; a summary, including the name identifier and location, of holes or wells drilled under the permit in the relinquished area or under the licence in the surrendered area; the hazard information for the permit or licence to the extent the information has not been included in, or has changed since, the last activity report was given for the permit or licence; any other data or information required under the practice direction. (sec.16-ssec.4) In this section— general area information , for a partial relinquishment report or a partial surrender report, means— spatial information showing— for a partial relinquishment report—the previous tenure area and the relinquished area of the exploration permit; or for a partial surrender report—the previous tenure area and the surrendered area of the mineral development licence; and any other data or information required under the practice direction. previous tenure area — of an exploration permit—means the area of the permit immediately before the relinquishment of the relinquished area; or of a mineral development licence—means the area of the licence immediately before the surrender of the surrendered area.