sec.169Minister’s power to decide excluded land

### sec.169 Minister’s power to decide excluded land The Minister may decide excluded land for a petroleum lease or proposed petroleum lease. However, the power under subsection (1) may be exercised only when the Minister is deciding whether to— grant or renew the lease; or approve any later development plan for the lease. However, excluded land— must be within any sub-block that the lease states is included in the area of the lease; and can not be a whole sub-block. For subsection (3) (a) , if the register— states that the lease’s area includes land within a block; but does not include or exclude any particular sub-block within that block; the reference to the block in the register is a reference to all sub-blocks within the block, other than any sub-block that is completely within the area of another petroleum tenure or a 1923 Act petroleum tenure. Excluded land may be described in a way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, by area or by reference to a stated type of land. Land ceases to be excluded land for a petroleum lease if, for any reason, the sub-block in which the land is located ceases to be in the area of the lease. s 169 amd 2004 No. 26 s 106 ; 2011 No. 2 s 121 ; 2018 No. 24 s 205 (sec.169-ssec.1) The Minister may decide excluded land for a petroleum lease or proposed petroleum lease. (sec.169-ssec.2) However, the power under subsection (1) may be exercised only when the Minister is deciding whether to— grant or renew the lease; or approve any later development plan for the lease. (sec.169-ssec.3) However, excluded land— must be within any sub-block that the lease states is included in the area of the lease; and can not be a whole sub-block. (sec.169-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (a) , if the register— states that the lease’s area includes land within a block; but does not include or exclude any particular sub-block within that block; the reference to the block in the register is a reference to all sub-blocks within the block, other than any sub-block that is completely within the area of another petroleum tenure or a 1923 Act petroleum tenure. (sec.169-ssec.5) Excluded land may be described in a way the Minister considers appropriate, including, for example, by area or by reference to a stated type of land. (sec.169-ssec.6) Land ceases to be excluded land for a petroleum lease if, for any reason, the sub-block in which the land is located ceases to be in the area of the lease. - (a) grant or renew the lease; or - (b) approve any later development plan for the lease. - (a) must be within any sub-block that the lease states is included in the area of the lease; and - (b) can not be a whole sub-block. - (a) states that the lease’s area includes land within a block; but - (b) does not include or exclude any particular sub-block within that block;