14Applicant for licence to hold exploration permit

14 Applicant for licence to hold exploration permit (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not apply for or be granted a licence in relation to Aboriginal land unless, at the time of the application for that licence, he was the holder of an exploration permit in relation to that land. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to or in relation to a person who: (a) is, in relation to that land, a traditional Aboriginal owner within the meaning of the Land Rights Act; (b) had made an application for a licence over the land before it became Aboriginal land; or (c) made an application under the repealed Act for a lease in respect of Aboriginal land which application, by virtue of section 119, is deemed to be an application for a licence under this Act.