55Effect of inclusion of unavailable block in application

55 Effect of inclusion of unavailable block in application

55 Effect of inclusion of unavailable block in application

If:

(a) a person applies for a licence over a group of standard blocks, and

(b) because of section 18, 50 or 51 an exploration licence cannot be granted over one or more of the blocks in the group,

the Minister may still deal with the application to the extent to which the application covers blocks for which an exploration licence can be granted.

Note—

An exploration licence cannot be granted over a block that is not vacant or is excluded (see sections 50 and 51) or over a reserved block (see section 18).