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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/storage-of-carbon-dioxide-licensing-etc-scotland-regulations-2011/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/24",
  "legislation_title": "The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/storage-of-carbon-dioxide-licensing-etc-scotland-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Applications for a licence",
  "text": "(1) An application for a licence must be—\n(a) made in writing and sent to the Scottish Ministers; and\n(b) accompanied by a fee of £2,100.\n(2) The application must include either—\n(a) a request that the licence specify a period (the “appraisal term”) during which the licence holder has the right to carry out exploration in the licensed area before making an application for a storage permit; or\n(b) if no such period is requested, a statement of the reasons why such exploration is not considered necessary.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/24/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:51:52.495405+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}