Procedure to be followed before authority cancelled

In force

The Minister must not cancel an authority under this Act unless she or he—

(a)

has given the holder of the authority a written notice—

(i)

stating that the Minister believes that there may be grounds for—

(A)

cancelling the authority; or

(B)

in the case of a production licence, removing an area from the licence area; and

(ii)

providing details of those grounds and providing a copy of the information available to the Minister concerning those grounds; and

(iii)

inviting the holder of the authority to submit to the Minister within 30 days of the date the holder of the authority is given the notice any material that the holder wishes to submit; and

(b)

has considered any material submitted by the holder of the authority in response to the notice; and

(c)

is satisfied that one of the grounds set out in section 113 or 114 that is relevant to the authority exists.

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115 Procedure to be followed before authority cancelled