# The Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999, Paragraph 43: Arbitration

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

(1) If at any time any dispute, difference or question shall arise between the Minister and the Licensee as to any matter arising under or by virtue of this licence or as to their respective rights and liabilities in respect thereof then the same shall, except where it is expressly provided by this licence that the matter or thing to which the same relates is to be determined, decided, directed, approved or consented to by the Minister, be referred to arbitration as provided by the following paragraph.
(2) The arbitration referred to in the foregoing paragraph shall be by a single arbitrator who, in default of agreement between the Minister and the Licensee and, in the case of arbitration in relation to a development scheme, other Licensees affected by that scheme, as to his appointment, shall be appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England for the time being.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/160/schedule/9/paragraph/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-current-model-clauses-order-1999/schedule-9/paragraph-43
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