Paragraph 31 Licensee to keep samplesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

As far as reasonably practicable the Licensee shall correctly label and preserve for reference for a period of five years samples of the sea bed and of the strata encountered in any Well and samples of any Petroleum or water discovered in any Well in the Licensed Area.

(2)

The Licensee shall not dispose of any sample after the expiry of the said period of five years unless—

(a)

he has at least six months before the date of the disposal given notice in writing to the F1OGA of his intention to dispose of the same; and

(b)

the F2OGA has not within the said period of six months informed the Licensee in writing that F3it wishes the sample to be delivered to F4it.

(3)

The F5OGA shall be entitled at any time—

(a)

to inform the Licensee in writing that F6it wishes the whole or any part of any sample preserved by the Licensee to be delivered to F7it; or

(b)

to inspect and analyse any sample preserved by the Licensee.

(4)

The Licensee shall forthwith comply with any request for the delivery of the whole or any part of any sample which is made in accordance with the preceding provisions of this clause.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. clause 31(2)(a) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(a)(i)
F2: Word in Sch. clause 31(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(a)(ii)(aa)
F3: Word in Sch. clause 31(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(a)(ii)(bb)
F4: Word in Sch. clause 31(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(a)(ii)(cc)
F5: Word in Sch. clause 31(3) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(b)(i)
F6: Word in Sch. clause 31(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(b)(ii)(aa)
F7: Word in Sch. clause 31(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2016) by The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 13(31)(b)(ii)(bb)

Commencement

I1: Sch. clause 31 in force at 6.4.2008, see reg. 1(1)