# The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988, Paragraph 4: Term of licence


This licence unless sooner determined under any of the provisions hereof shall be and continue in force for the term of three years from but may, if the Minister sees fit and the Licensee has at least three months before the expiry of the said term made a written request for its extension, be continued for a further period of three years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1213/schedule/5/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-production-seaward-areas-regulations-1988/schedule-5/paragraph-4
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