3. ¹[(1)] Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, every company shall pay to the Government a development surcharge equal to the differential margin in respect of the quantities of petroleum products sold by the company through an installation except for export: Provided that where the prescribed price of any petroleum product exceeds its fixed sale price, the Government may, by order in writing, permit the company to deduct the amount of such excess from the differential margin in respect of the other petroleum products. (2) [Omitted by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No.VIII of 1973).] (3) Any amount due as development surcharge under sub-section (1) ²[* * *] and not paid within the time allowed by the Government or any officer authorised by it in that behalf shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.