Regulation 85(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation  of the Commission suspend  or terminate  a reconnaissance licence  at any time  during  the term of the licence if(a) the holder fails to pay the fees specified in the Second Schedule on the due date;(b) the holder's  actual expenditure on reconnaissance is not in accordance with  the  proposed  expenditure  in the work programme and  the  minimum expenditure requirement specified in regulation  4(2);(c)  the holder is insolvent or bankrupt,  enters into an agreement or scheme  of composition  with  the  holder's  creditors,  or takes advantage  of an enactment for the benefit of debtors or goes into liquidation,  except  as part  of a scheme for an arrangement  or amalgamation;(d) the holder  makes  a statement  or gives information  in connection  with the  mineral  right which  the holder knows  or ought to know to be materially  false;(e) the holder fails  to conduct  reconnaissance operations according to the approved  work programme;(f)  the  holder  fails  to submit  reports   on the  reconnaissance operations  for more than ninety  days; or(g) the holder  becomes  ineligible  to apply  for a mineral  right under  these Regulations.(2) Before a licence is suspended or terminated under this regulation, the Commission shall, on behalf of the Minister give notice to the holder in writing as set out in Form Twenty-One  of the First Schedule, stating the breach which provides the grounds for the suspension or termination, and the holder shall remedy the breach within  sixty days.(3) Where  the holder cannot  remedy the breach  or show cause to the reasonable  satisfaction  of the Minister  why the licence should not be suspended or terminated, the Minister shall suspend or terminate the licence.(4) Within  thirty days after receipt of a response  from the holder under subregulation  (2), the Commission  shall consider  the response and make the appropriate  recommendation  on the suspension  or termination of the licence to the Minister.(5) The Commission  shall recommend  the  suspension  or termination  of the licence where(a) the response provided by the holder under subregulation  (2) is considered  invalid;(b) the holder  fails to remedy  the breach  to the satisfaction  of the  Commission;   or(c) the holder  fails to respond  to the notice within  sixty days.

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