ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 261 Surrender may be partial

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 261

261 Surrender may be partial

(1) This section applies for an environmental authority for—

(a) a mining activity; or

(b) a petroleum activity; or

(c) a geothermal activity.

(2) The administering authority may approve a surrender application for a part of the environmental authority.

Examples for subsection (2)—

1 An environmental authority relates to a mining claim and a mining lease. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the authority seeks to surrender the mining lease. The holder may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the mining lease.

2 An environmental authority relates to 1 mining tenure. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the tenure may seek to surrender part of the tenure. The holder of the authority may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the part of the resource tenure to be surrendered.