38Declaration of location

#### 38 Declaration of location 38 Declaration of location > > (1) Where— > > > > > (a) a permittee has made a nomination under section 37, and > > > > > (b) the Minister is of the opinion that the permittee is entitled under that section to nominate the block or blocks specified in the nomination, > > > > the Minister must, by notice published in the Gazette, declare the block or blocks to which the nomination relates to be a location. > > > (2) Where the Minister has made a nomination under section 37 (9), the Minister must, by notice published in the Gazette, declare the block or blocks to which the nomination relates to be a location. > > > (3) The Minister may, at the request of the permittee, revoke a declaration. > > > (4) The Minister may vary a declaration— > > > > > (a) by adding to the location a block in the permit area to which, in the opinion of the Minister, a petroleum pool within the location extends, or > > > > > (b) by deleting from the location a block to which, in the opinion of the Minister, no petroleum pool within the location extends. > > > (5) The Minister may not vary a declaration unless— > > > > > (a) the Minister has caused to be served on the permittee notice in writing of the proposed variation, identifying the block to be added to, or deleted from, the location, and > > > > > (b) the period of 30 days after the date of service of the notice has expired, and > > > > > (c) the Minister has considered any matters submitted to the Minister by the permittee in relation to the proposed variation. > > > (6) Subsection (5) does not apply where a variation is made at the request of the permittee. > > **s 38:** Am 1985 No 129, Sch 1 (3). Subst 1991 No 85, Sch 1 (4).