MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 41 Granting application for special exploration licence
MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 41
Granting application for special exploration licence
(1) After considering an application for a licence and any recommendation of the Director and subject to any decision of the Mining Tribunal, the Minister may(a) grant the application; or(b) refuse to grant the application.(2) If the Minister intends to grant an application for a licence contrary to the recommendation of the Director (a) the Director is to notify that intention in accordance with section 39 (2) and (3) ; and(b) a person with an interest or estate in the land in respect of which the licence is sought is entitled to object in accordance with section 40 .(3) The Minister, by notice in writing, must notify the applicant of (a) the grant of the application; or(b) the refusal to grant the application and the reasons for the refusal.