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MINING AMENDMENT ACT 2002 (NO. 15 OF 2002) - SECT 15

15 .         Section 70 amended

        (1)         Section 70(1) is amended by deleting “and whether or not the primary tenement is converted into a retention licence or a mining lease pending the determination of the application for a special prospecting licence”.

        (2)         After section 70(9) the following subsection is inserted —

“
        (9a)         Where, before the determination of an application for a special prospecting licence in respect of land, the primary tenement is surrendered or forfeited or expires, the application is, by virtue of this subsection, converted into an application for a prospecting licence in respect of that land and the provisions of this Act relating to such applications apply accordingly.

”.

        (3)         Section 70(12) is amended by deleting “Subsection (10) does” and inserting instead —

                “ Subsections (9a) and (10) do ”.

        (4)         Section 70 is amended in the provisions listed in the Table to this subsection by deleting “exploration licence” and inserting instead —

                “ primary tenement ”.

Table

subsection (1)(a)

subsection (4)

subsection (1)(b)

subsection (5)

subsection (2)

subsection (6)(c) (2 places)

subsection (3)

subsection (8)(a)


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