Existing referral of mining lease to Land Court

In force

(1)

This section applies if, before the commencement—

(a)

an application for a mining lease was made, but not decided, under part 7; and

(b)

the application was referred to the Land Court under section 265: and

(c)

the Land Court has fixed a date for the hearing but the hearing has not started; and

(d)

either or both of the following apply—

(i)

all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn;

(ii)

the applicant abandons the application.

(2)

Section 265, as amended under the amending Act, applies to the application.

(3)

In this section—

properly made objection has the meaning given by former section 265.

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