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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-exploration-petroleum-and-gas-storage-and-unloading-model-clauses-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2814",
  "legislation_title": "The Offshore Exploration (Petroleum, and Gas Storage and Unloading) (Model Clauses) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-exploration-petroleum-and-gas-storage-and-unloading-model-clauses-regulations-2009",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Term of licence",
  "text": "This licence unless sooner determined under any of its provisions shall continue in force for the term of three years beginning with the Start Date, but may, if the OGA sees fit and the Licensee has at least three months before the expiry of that term made a written request for its extension, be continued for a further period of three years.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Sch. substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 15(8)"
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. clause 4 in force at 13.11.2009, see reg. 1"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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