(1) If the Minister cancels a geothermal authority, or cancels a geothermal authority for part of the geothermal authority area, the geothermal authority holder must not apply for any geothermal authority for the blocks subject to the cancellation within 2 years after the date of cancellation.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent any other person from applying for a geothermal authority for the blocks the subject of the cancellation within the period specified in subsection (1) or at any later time.