Form of licencesI19

1

Every licence shall incorporate the model clauses respectively prescribed by the next following paragraph for the kind of licence to which that licence belongs unless the Secretary of State thinks fit to modify or exclude, in any particular case, the clauses so prescribed.

2

The clauses prescribed for incorporation in licences of the following kinds are those set out in the respective Schedules to these Regulations, that is to say—

a

for incorporation in petroleum exploration and development licences, the clauses set out in Schedule 3;

b

for incorporation in supplementary seismic survey licences, the clauses set out in Schedule 4; and

c

for incorporation in methane drainage licences, the clauses set out in Schedule 5.