# The Oil and Gas Authority (Fees) Regulations 2016, Regulation 8: Fees payable for applications for gas storage licences

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person who makes an application for a gas storage licence must pay a fee of £10,890.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an application for an exploration licence.
(3) The person must pay any fee payable under paragraph (1) at the time of making the application.
(4) In this regulation—
“controlled place” has the meaning given in section 2(4) of the 2008 Act (prohibition on unlicensed activities);
“exploration licence” means a licence to—
(a)explore any controlled place with a view to carrying on an activity within section 2(3)(a) to (d) of the 2008 Act, and
(b)establish or maintain an installation in a controlled place for the purpose of such exploration;
“installation” has the meaning given in section 16 of the 2008 Act (interpretation).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/904/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/oil-and-gas-authority-fees-regulations-2016/regulation-8
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