36. The holder of a prospecting licence may stake land that is already subject to a claim obtained by staking and registered in favour of a third person, except if the claim has already been converted into a map designated claim or if an application for conversion has been made.
In such a case, the holder of the prospecting licence or the person on whose behalf the staking is made shall contest the claim within the time and on any of the grounds set forth in paragraphs 1 to 3 of section 280.
1987, c. 64, s. 36; 1988, c. 9, s. 9; 1998, c. 24, s. 15.