(1) A licensee (other than a licensee who is a holder S. 29(1) of a prospecting licence) may, before a licence amended by No. 82/2000 expires, apply in accordance with the regulations s. 25, to the Minister for renewal of the licence. substituted by No. 63/2006 s. 18(1), amended by No. 59/2010 s. 18. (2) If an application for renewal of a licence is lodged S. 29(2) amended by before the licence expires, the licence continues in No. 63/2006 operation until the application is granted and s. 18(2). registered or refused. * * * * * S. 30 repealed by No. 82/2000 s. 26. S. 31 31 Renewals of licences amended by No. 86/1993 (1) The Minister must refuse to renew a licence if the s. 13, applicant does not satisfy the Minister as to the substituted by No. 59/2010 matter specified in section 15(6)(ba) unless the s. 19. applicant satisfies the Minister that the applicant has identified minerals in the land covered by the licence and that— (a) additional time is necessary to assess the economic viability of mining those minerals; or (b) it is not at present economically viable to mine those minerals but it may become so in the future. (2) The Minister may refuse to renew a licence if the Minister is satisfied as to any one or more of the following matters— (a) the applicant as a licensee has not substantially complied with— (i) subject to subsection (3), this Act or the regulations; or
S. 29(1) amended by No. 82/2000 s. 25, substituted by No. 63/2006 s. 18(1), amended by No. 59/2010 s. 18. (1) A licensee (other than a licensee who is a holder of a prospecting licence) may, before a licence expires, apply in accordance with the regulations to the Minister for renewal of the licence. S. 29(2) amended by No. 63/2006 s. 18(2). (2) If an application for renewal of a licence is lodged before the licence expires, the licence continues in operation until the application is granted and registered or refused. S. 30 repealed by No. 82/2000 s. 26. * * * * * S. 31 amended by No. 86/1993 s. 13, substituted by No. 59/2010 s. 19. 31 Renewals of licences (1) The Minister must refuse to renew a licence if the applicant does not satisfy the Minister as to the matter specified in section 15(6)(ba) unless the applicant satisfies the Minister that the applicant has identified minerals in the land covered by the licence and that— (a) additional time is necessary to assess the economic viability of mining those minerals; or (b) it is not at present economically viable to mine those minerals but it may become so in the future. (2) The Minister may refuse to renew a licence if the Minister is satisfied as to any one or more of the following matters— (a) the applicant as a licensee has not substantially complied with— (i) subject to subsection (3), this Act or the regulations; or
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