141Transitional provision—Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Act 2019

141 Transitional provision—Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Act 2019 (1) A prospecting licence that was in force immediately before the commencement of section 54 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Act 2019** is taken, on and after that commencement, to be in force for the period beginning on the date the prospecting licence is registered and ending on the seventh anniversary of that date, unless sooner surrendered or cancelled. (2) Section 14B as in force on or after the commencement of section 54 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Act 2019** applies to an application that is in existence but not decided immediately before that commencement. S. 142 inserted by No. 32/2019 s. 49.