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OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 1994 - SECT 151

Acceptance of grant of retention licence

  (1)   The provisional grant of a retention licence is properly accepted by the provisional holder if, before the end of the primary payment period, the provisional holder:

  (a)   gives the Designated Authority a written acceptance of the grant; and

  (b)   lodges any security for the licence required by the Joint Authority under section   399; and

  (c)   pays the fees that must be paid for the licence under the Retention Licence Fees Act.

  (2)   A retention licence provisionally granted under section   143 or 144 is properly accepted by the provisional holder if the provisional holder:

  (a)   has been granted an extension of the primary payment period under section   150; and

  (b)   before the end of the secondary payment period:

  (i)   gives the Designated Authority a written acceptance of the grant; and

  (ii)   lodges any security required by the Joint Authority under section   399; and

  (iii)   pays the fees that must be paid for the licence under the Retention Licence Fees Act.

Note:   Under section   154, the grant of the licence cannot be effective before the grant is registered (see section   333 for registration).



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