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Petroleum Act 1998
43Procedure if lease not to be granted
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43 Procedure if lease not to be granted
(1) The Minister must not refuse to grant a retention lease unless the Minister—
(a) has given the applicant for the lease not less than 30 days' written notice of the Minister's intention to refuse to grant the lease; and
(b) has served a copy of the notice on any other people that the Minister considers may have an interest in the refusal; and
(c) has, in the notice—
(i) given detailed reasons for the proposed refusal; and
(ii) invited the person who is given the notice to make any submissions it wishes to make by a specified date; and
(d) has considered any submissions made on or before the specified date in response to such an invitation.