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Section 187 - Offshore Minerals Act 1994 - Voluntary surrender of retention licence | Zoe

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Offshore Minerals Act 1994

187Voluntary surrender of retention licence

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A retention licence holder may surrender the licence.

Note 1: See Division 4 for voluntary surrender of part of a licence area.

Note 2: The surrender takes effect when it is registered under section 337 (see subsection 337(5)).

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