13BLimit on subsequent applications for exploration licences

13B Limit on subsequent applications for exploration licences

13B Limit on subsequent applications for exploration licences

If a person—

(a) applies for the grant or renewal of a mineral owner authority in relation to particular land and that application is refused, or

(b) was the holder of a mineral owner authority in relation to particular land when that authority was cancelled,

the person may not, within 2 years after that refusal or cancellation, apply for an exploration (mineral owner) licence in relation to that land except with the Minister’s consent.

s 13B: Ins 2008 No 19, Sch 1 [8].