There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Energy Act 2023, Section 108.
(1)Regulations made by the Secretary of State may require—
(a)specified licensees to retain specified carbon storage information;
(b)specified licensees to retain specified carbon storage samples.
(2)“Specified” means specified, or of a description specified, in regulations under this section.
(3)Regulations under this section may include provision about—
(a)the form or manner in which information or samples are to be retained;
(b)the period for which information or samples are to be retained;
(c)the event that triggers the commencement of that period.
(4)Regulations under this section may provide for requirements imposed by the regulations to continue following a termination of rights under the licensee’s carbon storage licence (whether by transfer, surrender, expiry or revocation and whether in relation to all or only part of the licence).
(5)Regulations under this section may not impose requirements which have effect in relation to particular carbon storage information or particular carbon storage samples at any time when an information and samples plan dealing with the information or samples has effect.
(6)Requirements imposed by regulations under this section are sanctionable in accordance with this Chapter.
(7)Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult each licensing authority that may under section 18(1) of the Energy Act 2008 grant a licence in respect of the carrying on, in a place to which the regulations would apply, of activities within section 17(2) of that Act.
(8)Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.
Commencement Information
I1S. 108 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(b)
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