# Infrastructure Act 2015, Section 45: Payment scheme

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, require relevant energy undertakings to make payments in respect of the proposed exercise, or exercise, of—
(a) the right to use deep-level land in England for the purposes of exploiting petroleum, and
(b) the right to use deep-level land for the purposes of exploiting deep geothermal energy.
(1A) The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, require relevant energy undertakings to make payments in respect of the proposed exercise, or exercise, of the right to use deep-level land in Wales for the purposes of exploiting petroleum.
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may require payments to be made—
(a) to owners of relevant land or interests in relevant land;
(b) to other persons for the benefit of areas in which relevant land is situated.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may—
(a) specify the amount or amounts of payments;
(b) make provision for determining the amount or amounts of payments.
(4) Regulations under subsection (1) may require relevant energy undertakings to provide the Secretary of State, or any other specified person, with specified information about—
(a) the proposed exercise, or exercise, of the right of use; to which the regulations relate
(b) the making of payments in accordance with regulations under subsection (1).
(4A) Regulations under subsection (1A) may require relevant energy undertakings to provide the Welsh Ministers, or any other specified person, with specified information about—
(a) the proposed exercise, or exercise, of the right of use to which the regulations relate;
(b) the making of payments in accordance with regulations under subsection (1A).
(5) Before making any regulations under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(6) Before making any regulations under subsection (1A), the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/7/section/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-act-2015/section-45
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