Size and shape of land subject to exploration licences
16 Size and shape of land subject to exploration licences
(Former clause 16 of 2010 Reg)
For the purposes of section 25 (1) of the Act, the land over which an exploration licence is granted must be measurable in units, but any area of land to which the exploration licence does not apply may be excluded from any particular unit.
Despite subclause (1), the land over which an exploration (mineral owner) licence or an exploration licence is granted in respect of a Group 9 or Group 9A mineral may be of any shape or size.
Note.
Nothing in the Act or this Regulation requires the boundaries of an area that is intended to be comprised in an exploration licence to match or mirror the boundaries of 1 or more units.
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