Schedule 6, s 3
CurrentPeat exploration licences to continue
Schedule 6Saving and transitional provisions arising from the Mineral Resources Development (Further Amendment) Act 2001
3 Peat exploration licences to continue
(1)
In this clause licence means—
(a)
Exploration Licence No. 4115 granted on 22 July 1997;
(b)
Exploration Licence No. 4387 granted on 12 May 2000;
(c)
Exploration Licence No. 4451 granted on 12 May 2000.
(2)
A licence continues, until the expiry of the licence, to remain in force after the commencement of the amending Act, subject to this Act, as if peat was still a mineral subject to the following exceptions—
(a)
the holder of the licence is not entitled to apply for a mining licence in respect of peat; and
(b)
the Minister must not renew the licence for a period that allows the licence to remain in force on or after 12 May 2012.
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