Paragraph 2 Closure of storage site by the operator

United Kingdom

(1)

The operator must close the storage site where the conditions mentioned in regulation 8(1)(k) are met.

(2)

The operator may close the storage site if—

(a)

the consent of the authority has been given following an application under sub-paragraph (3), and

(b)

any conditions attached to that consent have been met.

(3)

An application for the authority's consent to the closure of the storage site must—

(a)

be made in writing and sent to the F1Oil and Gas Authority, and

(b)

contain the reasons why the operator proposes to close the storage site.

(4)

However, a storage site may not be closed under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) until the terms of the post-closure plan have been determined under regulation 13(3).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 80; S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)