Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 (8) An order under this section shall be subject to conditions that the Minister considers necessary. (9) Where an order under this section is made, the Minister shall determine the amount of compensation to be paid to the owner of the patent, and the compensation shall be equitable having regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular, the economic and social value of the patent. (10) An order under this section shall not preclude the owner of the patent from concluding a licence contract or from exercising the powers conferred by section 38. (11) The Minister may, upon the request of the owner of the patent or the Government ministry, a department, an agency or other person designated by the Minister for the purpose of any order under this section and after hearing all interested parties, vary the terms of the order to the extent that changed circumstances justify the variation. (12) The Minister may, upon the request of the owner of a patent and after hearing all interested parties, revoke an order under this section— (a) if satisfied that the circumstances necessitating the order have ceased and are unlikely to recur; or (b) where the Government Ministry, department, agency or other entity or person designated for the purposes of the order is in breach of any condition imposed under subsection (7). (13) The authorisation of a person in an order under this section shall not be transferable except to a business or enterprise owned or operated by that person. (14) The exploitation of the invention under an order made under this section shall be primarily for the supply of the regional market. 60

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