Regulation 14 Amendment to Schedule 22 (groundwater activities)

In paragraph 8 of Schedule 22 (groundwater activities for which a permit may be granted), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca)

the injection of carbon dioxide streams for storage purposes into geological formations which for natural reasons are permanently unsuitable for other purposes, provided that such injection is made in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide^f1, or excluded from the scope of that Directive pursuant to Article 2(2) of that Directive,”.