Nunavut Mining Regulations

Marginal note:Request for deferral of charge and extension of permit

• 16 (1) If a permittee is unable to do work with respect to a prospecting permit zone because the permittee is, for reasons beyond the permittee’s control, waiting for a public authority to give an authorization or decision without which the work cannot proceed, the permittee may request an extension of one year for the payment of the charge under section 14 and the duration of the permit.

• Marginal note:Requirements respecting request

  (2) The request must be made in writing to the Supervising Mining Recorder before the next charge under section 14 is payable and must be accompanied by documents showing that the permittee is waiting for the authorization or decision.

• Marginal note:Recording of extension

  (3) If the requirements of subsection (2) have been met, the Supervising Mining Recorder must record the extension.