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Section 104 Content of storage permits under carbon dioxide storage licencesI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

In the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2221) (“the 2010 Regulations”), regulation 8 (content of storage permits) is amended as follows—

(a)

after paragraph (1) insert—

(1A)

If the operator is a company, a storage permit must also include the provisions contained in paragraph 6(2) to (11) of Schedule 1, read as if—

(a)

any reference to a company were to the operator,

(b)

the reference in paragraph 6(8)(b) to the licence were to the storage permit, and

(c)

paragraph 6(10)(c) were omitted.

;
(b)

in paragraph (2), for “In this” substitute “In paragraph (1) of this”.

(2)

Subsection (4) applies in relation to a storage permit granted under an existing licence.

(3)

“Existing licence” means a licence granted (or having effect as if granted) by the Oil and Gas Authority under section 18(1) of the Energy Act 2008 which is in force immediately before the commencement of subsection (1).

(4)

The storage permit has effect with the addition of provision having the same legal effect as provision required to be included in the permit by reason of paragraph (1A) of regulation 8 of the 2010 Regulations (as inserted by subsection (1)(a)).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 104 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 334(1)

I2

S. 104 in force at 11.1.2024 by S.I. 2024/32, reg. 2(a)(ii)