'Agreement... between the Ruler of Umm-al-Qaiwain... and Petroleum Concessions Limited' [‎3r] (5/8)

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■uncultivated lands of the State v/hich the Corxpany nay need f ;r the
purpose of its operations and in particular the Company shall have
the ri^ht to select an area or areas of land chosen by the Company
with exclusive surface rights upon which to erect drilling rigs,
pump-stations, oil-refineries, storage, terminal, shipping and
aircraft facilities and any other works required for the Company’s
operations; and the Company may buy or lease for such purposes
any lands, houses or buildings with the consent cf and on conditions
to be arranged with the proprietors thereof, but the terms of such
purchase or lease shr.ll not be in excess of those ordinarily current
in their respective localities,
(b) The Company shall acquire only such lands, houses and
buildings as are necessary for its jperatio^ .under this Agreement.
The Company shall inform the Shaikh from time to time of the land,
houses and buildings which it requires to occupy for its operations;
and land, houses and buildings previously acquired by the Company
from the Shaikh but found no longer necessary for its operations shall
be returned by the Company to the Shaikh free of cost*
ARTICLE 14. (a) The Coripany shall have the right to purchase at
current market rates fuel, water, food, building and constructional
materials and other supplies of every kind in connection with its
operations hereunder; further the Shaikh grants to the Company the
right to construct now roads for motor and general traffic, and to
make use of all present and future roads or tracks free of charge, or
taxes of any kind whatever.
(b) The Company shall employ Subjects of the Shaikh as far as
possible for all work for which they are suited under the supervision
of the Company’s skilled employees, but if the local supply of labour
should in tiie judgment of the Company be inadequate or unsuitable the
Company shall have the right to import labour, preference being given
to labourers fro. neighbouring Arab countries who will obey the local
laws. The Company shall also have the right to import skilled and
technical employees. The Company shall pay to the workmen it employs
a fair wage, such wage to be decided and stated by the Company at the
tine the workmen are engaged.
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Further, the fact of the Company employing Subjects of the
Shaikh shall not in any way whatever, alter the Status of such
employees in respect of their rights, privileges and duties as Subjects
of the Shaikh, and such employees will remain in all ways, subject
to the jurisdiction of the laws and under the legal authority cf the
Shaikh in his capacity as the Kuler of the State of dbn-al-Qaiwain.
rdiTICLE 15# The Shaikh shall give to the Company and its
employees and property all protection in his power from theft, highway-
robbery, assault, wilful damage and destruction, and the Compary may
appoint in consultation with the Shaikh and itself pay trustworthy
guards who shall at all times bo subjects of the Shaikh unless the
Shaikh permits otherwise to assist in protecting the property of the
Company and its employees. The Company shall erect at its own expense
suitable buildings for the accommodation of such guards at such places
as the Company shall decide,
ARTICLE 16. In measuring the Substances for purposes of royalty
the factor for conversion of the volume of oil into weight shall be
such figure as may be determined and agreed upon between the Shaikh
and the Company after the discovery of oil and the ascertainment of its
specific gravity.
/The Company