# The Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading (Licensing) Regulations 2009, Paragraph 4: Extension of Exploration Period

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Where an application is made to the Minister not later than two months before the end of the Exploration Period, the Minister may decide that the Exploration Period is to be extended for such further period as the Minister and the Licensee may agree.
(2) The extension may be made subject to such modification of the terms and conditions of this licence as the Minister considers appropriate; and (subject to any such modification) this clause shall apply to the Exploration Period as so extended.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2813/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offshore-gas-storage-and-unloading-licensing-regulations-2009/schedule/paragraph-4
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