26Request by applicant for grant of permit in respect of

26 Request by applicant for grant of permit in respect of advertised blocks (1) An applicant who has been served with a notice under section 25 may, within a period of 3 months after the date of service of the notice on him, or within such further period, not exceeding 3 months, as the Minister, on application in writing served on him before the expiration of the first-mentioned period of 3 months, allows: (a) by notice in writing served on the Minister, request the Minister to grant to him the permit referred to in the first-mentioned notice; and (b) pay the balance of the amount to be paid in respect of the grant of the permit to him or enter into an agreement under section 109 in respect of that balance. (2) Where an applicant who has been served with a notice under section 25: (a) has not made a request under subsection (1); and (b) has not paid the balance of the amount to be paid in respect of the grant of the permit to him or entered into an agreement under section 109 in respect of that balance, within the period applicable under subsection (1), the application

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 25 (3) Where the application lapses, as provided by subsection (1), of an applicant who has been served with a notice under section 25(2), subsection (2) applies in respect of the application or applications, if any, then remaining unrejected.