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The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010
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Grant of storage permitsU.K.
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7.—(1) Before granting a storage permit the authority must be satisfied that—
(a)the storage complex and surrounding area have been sufficiently characterised and assessed in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex I to the Directive,
(b)no part of the storage complex extends beyond the [F1territory] of the [F2United Kingdom or another state which is party to an agreement with the United Kingdom concerning cross-boundary cooperation in relation to the complex],
(c)under the proposed conditions of use of the storage site, there is no significant risk of leakage or of harm to the environment or human health, and
(d)the conditions in paragraph (3) are met.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the territory of a [F3state] includes its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf within the meaning of Articles 55 and 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea M1.
(3) The conditions are that the proposed operator—
(a)is technically competent (including in the operation of environmental management systems), financially sound, and can be relied upon to carry out the functions of an operator, and
(b)has in place an appropriate programme of professional and technical development and training.
(4) Where more than one proposed storage site is contained within the same hydraulic unit, before granting a storage permit for either site the authority must be satisfied that the requirements for the grant of such a permit can be met simultaneously.
(5) In considering the application for the storage permit the authority may—
(a)approve the proposed monitoring plan, or
(b)require the applicant to make such modifications to it as the authority (after consulting the applicant) considers necessary,
and (if the permit is granted) the monitoring plan is the plan as so approved or modified.
(6) In considering the application for the storage permit the authority may—
(a)approve the proposed corrective measures plan, or
(b)require the applicant to make such modifications to it as the authority (after consulting the applicant) considers necessary,
and (if the permit is granted) the corrective measures plan is the plan as so approved or modified.
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Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 7(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/544), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 7(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/544), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in reg. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/544), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Reg. 7(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/544), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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M1Cmnd. 8941.
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