sec.53Minister may allow application for more than one discrete area

sec.53 Minister may allow application for more than one discrete area

If— a person (the first applicant ) applies for an exploration permit; and another person (the second applicant ) subsequently applies for an exploration permit for a group of sub-blocks that includes a sub-block covered by the application made by the first applicant; and an exploration permit is then granted to the first applicant; and as a result of the grant, the sub-blocks for which the second applicant can be granted an exploration permit no longer form a discrete area; the second applicant may apply to the Minister for approval for the application to proceed even though the sub-blocks it covers no longer form a discrete area. See also section 59 . Subject to subsection (3) , the Minister may approve the application proceeding even though the sub-blocks that the application covers do not form a discrete area. The Minister may give an approval under subsection (2) only if the sub-blocks covered by the application form not more than 3 discrete areas. (sec.53-ssec.1) If— a person (the first applicant ) applies for an exploration permit; and another person (the second applicant ) subsequently applies for an exploration permit for a group of sub-blocks that includes a sub-block covered by the application made by the first applicant; and an exploration permit is then granted to the first applicant; and as a result of the grant, the sub-blocks for which the second applicant can be granted an exploration permit no longer form a discrete area; the second applicant may apply to the Minister for approval for the application to proceed even though the sub-blocks it covers no longer form a discrete area. See also section 59 . (sec.53-ssec.2) Subject to subsection (3) , the Minister may approve the application proceeding even though the sub-blocks that the application covers do not form a discrete area. (sec.53-ssec.3) The Minister may give an approval under subsection (2) only if the sub-blocks covered by the application form not more than 3 discrete areas.

• (a) a person (the first applicant ) applies for an exploration permit; and
• (b) another person (the second applicant ) subsequently applies for an exploration permit for a group of sub-blocks that includes a sub-block covered by the application made by the first applicant; and
• (c) an exploration permit is then granted to the first applicant; and
• (d) as a result of the grant, the sub-blocks for which the second applicant can be granted an exploration permit no longer form a discrete area;