MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                      Environmental Protection Act 1994
              Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant activities
Part 11 Cancellation or suspension of environmental authorities by administering authority

                                                                                   [s 276]

276      Restriction on surrender taking effect if payment required
         for residual risks
        (1)   This section applies if the applicant has, under section 271,
              been required to pay an amount for residual risks of the area
              the subject of a surrender application.
        (2)   Despite section 275, a decision to approve the surrender does
              not take effect until the requirement has been complied with.




Part 11                      Cancellation or suspension of
                             environmental authorities by
                             administering authority

Division 1                   Preliminary

277      Automatic cancellation if replacement environmental
         authority given
        (1)   An environmental authority is cancelled if a replacement
              environmental authority for the authority has taken effect.
        (2)   The administering authority must, as soon as practicable after
              the replacement environmental authority takes effect, record
              particulars of the cancellation in the relevant register.

277A Cancellation of particular environmental authority on
     holder’s request
        (1)   This section applies to an environmental authority that—
              (a)    is in effect on the commencement of the section; and
              (b)    is for a mining activity that—
                     (i)    is an eligible ERA; and
                     (ii) is a small scale mining activity; and
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