179Objection as to agricultural land

179 Objection as to agricultural land

179 Objection as to agricultural land

(1) A landholder may object to the granting of a mineral claim over land on the basis that the land is agricultural land if—

(a) the landholder has been served with a notice under section 177 in relation to the land, and

(b) the landholder is entitled to use the land for agricultural purposes.

(2) The Secretary is not required to deal with an objection made under this section until the application for the mineral claim has been made under section 178.

(3) Schedule 2 contains provisions dealing with objections.

s 179: Am 1999 No 43, Sch 1 [41]; 2008 No 19, Sch 1 [130] [131] (am 2010 No 59, Sch 2.62 [2]); 2010 No 59, Sch 2.61 [1]; 2022 No 21, Sch 1[61].