(1) The Minister may cancel a licence, by instrument served on the licensee, if— (a) the Minister has given the licensee 28 days' written notice of his or her intention to cancel the licence and has, in that notice, requested the licensee to provide reasons why the licence should not be cancelled; and (b) at the end of the 28 days the Minister is S. 38(1)(b) amended by satisfied that— No. 82/2000 s. 33(1)(a). (i) the licensee has not substantially S. 38(1)(b)(i) amended by complied with— Nos 86/1993 s. 17(1)(a), (A) this Act or the regulations; or 82/2000 s. 33(1)(b). (B) any condition to which the licence S. 38(1) (b)(i)(B) or the work plan is subject or any amended by condition specified under No. 63/2006 s. 23(1). section 44; or (C) any relevant planning scheme or permit; or (ii) the licensee has unreasonably delayed S. 38(1)(b)(ii) amended by in trying to obtain any necessary No. 82/2000 consent or other authority; or s. 33(1)(b). (iii) the licensee has not commenced work S. 38(1)(b)(iii) amended by within the time specified in or allowed No. 82/2000 under section 42(5); or s. 33(1)(b). (iiia) subject to subsection (1AA), in the case S. 38(1)(b)(iiia) inserted by of a licensee who is a holder of a No. 59/2010 mining licence, the licensee has stopped s. 22(1). mining on land covered by the licence and has not carried out any mining on that land for a continuous period of 2 years; or
(1) The Minister may cancel a licence, by instrument served on the licensee, if— (a) the Minister has given the licensee 28 days' written notice of his or her intention to cancel the licence and has, in that notice, requested the licensee to provide reasons why the licence should not be cancelled; and S. 38(1)(b) amended by No. 82/2000 s. 33(1)(a). (b) at the end of the 28 days the Minister is satisfied that— S. 38(1)(b)(i) amended by Nos 86/1993 s. 17(1)(a), 82/2000 s. 33(1)(b). (i) the licensee has not substantially complied with— (A) this Act or the regulations; or S. 38(1) (b)(i)(B) amended by No. 63/2006 s. 23(1). (B) any condition to which the licence or the work plan is subject or any condition specified under section 44; or (C) any relevant planning scheme or permit; or S. 38(1)(b)(ii) amended by No. 82/2000 s. 33(1)(b). (ii) the licensee has unreasonably delayed in trying to obtain any necessary consent or other authority; or S. 38(1)(b)(iii) amended by No. 82/2000 s. 33(1)(b). (iii) the licensee has not commenced work within the time specified in or allowed under section 42(5); or S. 38(1)(b)(iiia) inserted by No. 59/2010 s. 22(1). (iiia) subject to subsection (1AA), in the case of a licensee who is a holder of a mining licence, the licensee has stopped mining on land covered by the licence and has not carried out any mining on that land for a continuous period of 2 years; or