# Gas Order 1996 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, Regulation 5: Time limits for exclusive licences


(1) After Article 9(1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –
“(1A) The period specified in a licence under paragraph (1) shall expire not later than the tenth anniversary of the grant of the licence.”.
(2) In Article 9(3) for the words “Where a licence” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to Article 9A, where a licence”.
(3) For Article 9(7) there shall be substituted –
“(7) The grantor may, with the consent of the holder of a licence conferring exclusive authority to carry on designated activities, modify the licence –
(a) so as to substitute for the specified period such longer period as the grantor may determine;
(b) so as to add to those activities which are designated activities for the purposes of this Article such other activities as the grantor may determine.
(7A) The grantor may not under paragraph (7)(a) substitute a period expiring after the tenth anniversary of the grant of the licence unless he is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient to do so in the interests of the efficient operation of the designated activities.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/291/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gas-order-1996-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-5
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