(1) The Minister may, by instrument served on the S. 36(1) licensee, determine that one of two or more amended by No. 82/2000 licences of the same type held by the same person s. 31(1). over adjoining areas applies to the combined areas. (2) The Minister may nominate which licence covers the combined areas and must cancel the other licence or licences. (2A) The Minister may act under this section— S. 36(2A) inserted by No. 82/2000 (a) at the request of the licensee; or s. 31(2). (b) on the Minister's own initiative, after consultation with the licensee. (3) An amalgamation has no effect until the instrument of amalgamation is registered. (4) A cancellation has no effect until the instrument of cancellation is registered. (4A) On an amalgamation of licences coming into S. 36(4A) inserted by effect the term of the licence nominated under No. 63/2006 subsection (2) is to be the term of whichever of s. 21. the amalgamated licences is to expire first. (5) If one of the licences amalgamated under this S. 36(5) inserted by section was a mining lease under the Mines No. 82/2000 Act 1958 that became a mining licence as a result s. 31(3). of section 129, for the remainder of the term for which the licence remains current the rental payable for the amalgamated licence is the sum of the amounts that would have been payable for each of the amalgamated licences had they not been amalgamated. 36A Expedited procedure for replacement of invalidated S. 36A inserted by title No. 82/2000 s. 32. (1) This section applies if—
S. 36(1) amended by No. 82/2000 s. 31(1). (1) The Minister may, by instrument served on the licensee, determine that one of two or more licences of the same type held by the same person over adjoining areas applies to the combined areas. (2) The Minister may nominate which licence covers the combined areas and must cancel the other licence or licences. S. 36(2A) inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 31(2). (2A) The Minister may act under this section— (a) at the request of the licensee; or (b) on the Minister's own initiative, after consultation with the licensee. (3) An amalgamation has no effect until the instrument of amalgamation is registered. (4) A cancellation has no effect until the instrument of cancellation is registered. S. 36(4A) inserted by No. 63/2006 s. 21. (4A) On an amalgamation of licences coming into effect the term of the licence nominated under subsection (2) is to be the term of whichever of the amalgamated licences is to expire first. S. 36(5) inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 31(3). (5) If one of the licences amalgamated under this section was a mining lease under the Mines Act 1958 that became a mining licence as a result of section 129, for the remainder of the term for which the licence remains current the rental payable for the amalgamated licence is the sum of the amounts that would have been payable for each of the amalgamated licences had they not been amalgamated. S. 36A inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 32. 36A Expedited procedure for replacement of invalidated title (1) This section applies if—
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