Section 70 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting in subsection (2)(b) ", or category of minerals," after "minerals" ;

(b) by inserting in subsection (2)(c)(i) "under the lease" after "out" ;

(c) by inserting in subsection (2)(c)(iv) "on mining operations under the lease" after "expenditure" ;

(d) by inserting in subsection (2)(e) ", if any" after "fee" ;

(e) by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:

(4)  If a relevant licence, within the meaning of section 161E(1) , ceases to be in force in relation to an area of land, a person may not, until a date specified by the Director, in accordance with section 161E(2)(c) , in a notice published under section 161E(2) in relation to the licence, apply for a lease that is to relate to both –

(a) all or part of the area of land that is specified in the notice; and

(b) a mineral, or category of minerals, specified in the notice.