32Grant or refusal of renewal of permit

32 Grant or refusal of renewal of permit (1) Where an application has been made under section 30 for the renewal of a permit, the Minister: (a) shall, if the conditions to which the permit is, or has from time (b) may, if: (i) any of the conditions to which the permit is, or has from Part and the Regulations have not been complied with; and circumstances exist that justify the granting of the renewal of the permit, by notice in writing served on the person who is then the permittee, inform the person that he is prepared to grant to the person the renewal of the permit.

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 28 (2) If any of the conditions to which the permit is, or has from time to Regulations have not been complied with and if the Minister is not satisfied that special circumstances exist that justify the granting of the renewal of the permit, the Minister shall, subject to subsection (3), by notice in writing served on the person who is then the permittee, refuse to grant the renewal of the permit. (3) The Minister shall not refuse to grant the renewal of a permit (a) he has, by notice in writing served on the permittee, given not less than one month's notice of his intention to refuse to grant the renewal of the permit; (ii) specified a date on or before which the permittee or a (d) he has taken into account any matters so submitted to him on or before the specified date by the permittee or by a person on whom a copy of the first-mentioned notice has been served. (4) A notice referred to in subsection (1) shall contain: (a) a summary of the conditions to which the permit, on the grant permittee does not make a request under subsection (5). (5) A permittee who has been served with a notice under service of the notice on him, by notice in writing served on the Minister, request the Minister to grant to the permittee the renewal of the permit. (6) Where a permittee who has been served with a notice under subsection (1) has made a request under subsection (5) within the period referred to in subsection (5), the Minister shall grant to him the renewal of the permit.

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 29 (7) Where a permittee who has been served with a notice under subsection (1) has not made a request under subsection (5) within the period referred to in subsection (5), the application lapses upon the expiration of that date. (8) Where: (a) an application for the renewal of a permit has been made; and (b) the permit expires: renewal of the permit; or subsection (7), the permit shall be deemed to continue in force in all respects: permit; or whichever first occurs.