{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-current-model-clauses-order-1999/schedule-13/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-current-model-clauses-order-1999/schedule-13/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/160",
  "legislation_title": "The Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-current-model-clauses-order-1999",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Right of Licensee to determine licence or surrender part of licensed area",
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to any obligation or liability imposed by or incurred under the terms and conditions hereof, the Licensee may, at any time, determine this licence or surrender any such part of the licensed area as is mentioned in paragraph (3) of this clause by giving six months' written notice to that effect to the Minister:\nProvided that the Minister, if he thinks fit, may accept a shorter period of notice.\n(2) A notice given pursuant to paragraph (1) of this clause may be cancelled by a further notice in writing given to the Minister not less than one month before the expiration of the notice.\n(3) Any area to be surrendered in accordance with paragraph (1) of this clause shall be a clearly defined area whose surrender will leave a retained area the boundaries of which—\n(a) run north, south, east and west; and\n(b) each extend for 100 metres or a multiple of 100 metres:\nProvided that the Minister may agree in writing prior to the date the appropriate notice is given by the Licensee to accept a surrender of part of the licensed area which does not comply with the requirements of this paragraph.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 13 clause 5 in force at 15.2.1999, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/160/schedule/13/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:10:42.134762+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."
}