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Offshore Minerals Act 1994
360Dealings in licences to be in writing
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#### 360 Dealings in licences to be in writing
(1) An interest in a licence may be created, transferred, affected or otherwise dealt with only by a written document.
> Note: A transfer must be in writing because it is a dealing.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the rights of a licence holder that devolve to a person by operation of law.
> Note 1: Rights might devolve to a person, for example, by operation of the laws relating to intestacy or bankruptcy.
> Note 2: For the registration of rights that devolve to a person by operation of law see section 340.