{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-capture-readiness-electricity-generating-stations-regulations-2013/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-capture-readiness-electricity-generating-stations-regulations-2013/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2696",
  "legislation_title": "The Carbon Capture Readiness (Electricity Generating Stations) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carbon-capture-readiness-electricity-generating-stations-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Variations of section 36 consents: determination of carbon capture readiness and conditions to be imposed where CCR conditions are met",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate authority must not—\n(a) vary a section 36 consent in respect of a combustion plant with a rated electrical output of less than 300 megawatts in such a way as to enable the plant to have a rated electrical output of 300 megawatts or more; or\n(b) vary a relevant section 36 consent in such a way as to enable a combustion plant to increase its rated electrical output,\nunless the appropriate authority has determined whether the CCR conditions are met in relation to the combustion plant, as constructed or extended in accordance with the section 36 consent as so varied (“the modified plant”).\n(2) The appropriate authority’s determination under paragraph (1) must be made on the basis of—\n(a) a CCR assessment of the modified plant prepared by the person who applied for the section 36 consent to be varied; and\n(b) any other available information, particularly concerning the protection of the environment and human health.\n(3) If the appropriate authority—\n(a) determines that the CCR conditions are met in relation to a combustion plant; and\n(b) decides to—\n(i) vary a section 36 consent in respect of that plant in the way described in paragraph (1)(a); or\n(ii) vary a relevant section 36 consent in respect of that plant in the way described in paragraph (1)(b),\nit must ensure that the section 36 consent (as varied) includes a condition that suitable space is set aside for the equipment necessary to capture and compress all of the CO2 that would otherwise be emitted from the plant.\n(4) In this regulation, “vary” means to make a variation under section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 6 in force at 25.11.2013, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 36C was inserted by section 20(2) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2696/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:37:08.832744+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}