25 Permit area for exploration permits (1) In issuing an exploration permit, the Minister must determine the area to which the exploration permit applies in accordance with this section. (2) The area to which the permit applies must not be more than 12 500 square kilometres. (3) In addition, no part of the area to which the permit applies may be within an area that is already the subject of an exploration permit. (4) The area that is determined may— (a) be less than that applied for by the applicant; (b) be an area from which there are parts that are excised; (c) consist of non-continuous parcels of land. S. 26 amended by No. 64/2012 s. 51.

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