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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbons-licensing-directive-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbons-licensing-directive-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2010/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Hydrocarbons Licensing Directive Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbons-licensing-directive-regulations-northern-ireland-2010",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Duration of the licence",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Department shall ensure that—\n(a) a licence only grants an entity exclusive rights for the period which is necessary for the proper performance of the activities authorised by the licence; and\n(b) the duration of the licence does not exceed the period necessary to carry out the activities authorised by the licence.\n(2) The Department may extend the term of a licence if—\n(a) the terms and conditions of the licence permit an extension of the term;\n(b) the licensee has performed its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence; and\n(c) the term of the licence has proved, or is likely to prove, insufficient for the licensee to complete the activities authorised by the licence.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 9 in operation at 28.5.2010, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/170/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:27:08.843787+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}