MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 179
Objection as to agricultural land
MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 179
Objection as to agricultural land
179 Objection as to agricultural land
(1) A landholder may object to the granting of a mineral claim over land on
the basis that the land is agricultural land if--
(a) the landholder has been
served with a notice under section 177 in relation to the land, and
(b) the
landholder is entitled to use the land for agricultural purposes.
(2) The
Secretary is not required to deal with an objection made under this section
until the application for the mineral claim has been made under section 178.
(3) Schedule 2 contains provisions dealing with objections.
