Offshore Minerals Act 1998
sec.231Provisional grant to next applicant if grant lapses
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sec.231 Provisional grant to next applicant if grant lapses
If the provisional grant of the tenure lapses under section 230 , the Minister may provisionally grant the tenure to another of the applicants for the tenure. When provisionally granting a tenure under subsection (1) , the Minister must follow the procedure and apply the criteria specified in the tender sub-block tenure notice published for the tenure under section 218 . (sec.231-ssec.1) If the provisional grant of the tenure lapses under section 230 , the Minister may provisionally grant the tenure to another of the applicants for the tenure. (sec.231-ssec.2) When provisionally granting a tenure under subsection (1) , the Minister must follow the procedure and apply the criteria specified in the tender sub-block tenure notice published for the tenure under section 218 .