(1) Subject to this
Act, a mining registrar will register a mineral claim if due application has
been made for the claim under this Act (including by the applicant complying
with any requirement under section 21).
(2) A mining registrar
must not register a mineral claim if satisfied that—
(a) the
registration relates to land that is the subject (in whole or in part) of an
application that has been lodged for an exploration licence; and
(b) the
application for the exploration licence was lodged before the claim was
identified for the purposes of this Act; and
(c) the
application for the exploration licence has not been refused.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply if the mineral claim is solely for
extractive minerals.
(4) A mining registrar
must not register a mineral claim if to do so would be inconsistent with an
order of the Warden's Court and if the registration of a mineral claim is
subsequently inconsistent with the terms of an order of the Warden's Court
then the registration must be cancelled.
(5) This section
operates subject to the operation of section 80.
(6) If a mineral claim
is registered under this section, the location and area of the claim will be
determined according to the coordinates specified in the plan accepted for the
purposes of registration under section 21.
(7) Without limiting
any other provision or law, a mining registrar may cancel the registration of
a mineral claim on a ground prescribed by the regulations.