s. 38E (d) informing the lessee or the other person that the Minister has formed that opinion and that the Minister intends to cancel the lease; and (e) stating that the lessee or the other person may serve an instrument in writing on the Minister within the period specified in the first-mentioned instrument, not being a period ending earlier than one month after the date of service of the first-mentioned instrument, setting out any matters that the lessee or the other person, as the case may be, wishes to be considered. (2) Where— (a) an instrument under subsection (1) is served on a lessee; and (b) the lessee does not, within the period referred to in subsection (1)(e), serve on the Minister an instrument setting out matters that the lessee wishes to be considered or the Minister, after consideration of matters set out in an instrument served on the Minister by the lessee within that period, determines that the lease should be cancelled— the Minister shall, by instrument in writing served on the lessee, cancel the lease. (3) The cancellation of a lease under subsection (2) has effect— (a) in a case to which paragraph (b) does not apply—at the end of the period of 12 months commencing on the date of service of the instrument of cancellation; or (b) in a case where the lessee makes an application for a licence in respect of one or more of the blocks comprised in the lease
(d) informing the lessee or the other person that the Minister has formed that opinion and that the Minister intends to cancel the lease; and s. 38E (e) stating that the lessee or the other person may serve an instrument in writing on the Minister within the period specified in the first-mentioned instrument, not being a period ending earlier than one month after the date of service of the first-mentioned instrument, setting out any matters that the lessee or the other person, as the case may be, wishes to be considered. (2) Where— (a) an instrument under subsection (1) is served on a lessee; and (b) the lessee does not, within the period referred to in subsection (1)(e), serve on the Minister an instrument setting out matters that the lessee wishes to be considered or the Minister, after consideration of matters set out in an instrument served on the Minister by the lessee within that period, determines that the lease should be cancelled— the Minister shall, by instrument in writing served on the lessee, cancel the lease. (3) The cancellation of a lease under subsection (2) has effect— (a) in a case to which paragraph (b) does not apply—at the end of the period of 12 months commencing on the date of service of the instrument of cancellation; or (b) in a case where the lessee makes an application for a licence in respect of one or more of the blocks comprised in the lease
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