# The Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999, Paragraph 8: Records to be treated as confidential

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

All records, accounts and information which the Licensee is or may be from time to time required to furnish under the provisions of this licence shall be supplied at the expense of the Licensee and shall not (except with the consent in writing of the Licensee which shall not be unreasonably withheld) be disclosed to any person not in the service or employment of the Crown. The Minister shall nevertheless be entitled at any time to make use of any information received from the Licensee for the purpose of preparing and publishing such returns and reports as may be required of the Minister by law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/160/schedule/7/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-current-model-clauses-order-1999/schedule-7/paragraph-8
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