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Paragraph 21 Carbon capture readiness monitoring reportI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The undertaker must make a report (‘carbon capture readiness monitoring report’) to the Secretary of State—

(a)

no later than three months from the date of first commercial operation of Work no.1A (or any first phase thereof); and

(b)

within one month of the third anniversary, and each subsequent three year anniversary, of that date.

(2)

Each carbon capture readiness monitoring report must provide evidence that the undertaker has complied with requirement 20—

(a)

in the case of the first carbon capture readiness monitoring report, since commencement of the authorised development; and

(b)

in the case of any subsequent report, since the making of the previous carbon capture readiness monitoring report, and explain how the undertaker expects to continue to comply with requirement 20 over the next three years.

(3)

Each carbon capture readiness monitoring report must state whether the undertaker considers the retrofit of carbon capture technology is feasible explaining the reasons for any such conclusion and whether any impediments could be overcome.

(4)

Each carbon capture readiness monitoring report must state, with reasons, whether the undertaker has decided to seek any additional regulatory clearances, or to modify any existing regulatory clearances, in respect of any carbon capture readiness proposals.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 10.3.2022, see art. 1