Paragraph 18 Provisions supplementary to clause 17I1

A consent given by the F1OGA in pursuance of clause 17(1) of this licence may be given subject to such conditions as are specified in the document signifying the consent and may in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this paragraph, be limited to a period so specified.

Where—

the OGA may give to the Licensee, with the notice given or the programme served as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph or, in a case falling within sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, within the period of three months beginning with the date of the arbitrator’s or arbiter’s determination, a notice (hereafter in this clause referred to as a “Limitation Notice”) authorising the OGA, by a further notice given to the Licensee from time to time after the expiration of the period specified in the Limitation Notice, to provide that the programme to which the Limitation Notice relates shall have effect while the further notice is in force with the substitution for any quantity of Petroleum or any period specified in the programme in pursuance of clause 17(2)(c) of this licence of a different quantity of Petroleum or a different period specified in the further notice.

A quantity or period specified in such a further notice as that to be substituted for a quantity or period which is specified in the programme in question shall be such as to secure that the expenditure to be incurred by the Licensee in complying with the further notice, in a case where an effect of the notice is to increase the quantity of Petroleum which the Licensee is required to get from the Licensed Area in any period, is less than the cost of drilling a new Well in the Licensed Area at the time when the further notice is given.

Where the F3OGA proposes to give a Limitation Notice or any such further notice as aforesaid F4it shall before doing so—

and the F7OGA shall not give such a further notice of which an effect is to increase the quantity of Petroleum which the Licensee is required to get from the Licensed Area during any period unless the OGA is satisfied that the notice is required by reason of a national emergency and shall not give any other such further notice as aforesaid unless F8it is satisfied that the notice is required in the national interest.

A Limitation Notice or any such further notice as aforesaid may—

and the OGA may revoke such a further notice at a particular time by serving on the Licensee a notice in writing stating that the further notice is revoked at that time.

Any question arising under clause 17 of this licence or this clause as to what is, is not or is required in the national interest or as to what is, is not or is required by reason of, a national emergency shall be determined by the F10OGA .

The Licensee shall ensure that any conditions to which an approval is subject in pursuance of clause 17(4)(b) of this licence or to which a consent is subject in pursuance of paragraph (1) of this clause are complied with.

If in respect of part of the Licensed Area—

paragraph (1) of clause 41 of this licence shall not authorise the OGA to revoke this licence in relation to that part of the Licensed Area in consequence of any breach or non-observance, while the consent is in force or during the period to which the programme relates, of any provision of the said clause 17 in connection with a different part of the Licensed Area.

Where in consequence of any breach or non-observance by the Licensee of any provision of clause 17 of this licence the F12OGA has power by virtue of paragraph (1) of clause 41 of this licence to revoke this licence or, in consequence of paragraph (8) of this clause, to revoke it in respect of part only of the Licensed Area, F13it may if it thinks fit—

and where in consequence of the said paragraph (8) or by virtue of the preceding provisions of this paragraph the F16OGA revokes this licence in respect of a part or portion of the Licensed Area, the rights granted by this licence shall cease in respect of that part or portion without prejudice to any obligation or liability imposed upon the Licensee or incurred by him under the terms of this licence.