The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010

Content of storage permits U.K.

8.—(1) A storage permit must include at least the following—

(a) the name and address of a single person who is a holder of the licence and who is designated as the operator of the storage site;

(b) the precise location and delimitation of the storage site and the storage complex, and any relevant information concerning the hydraulic unit;

(c) the operational requirements for storage, including—

(i) the total quantity of CO₂ authorised to be stored;

(ii) the reservoir pressure limits; and

(iii) the maximum injection rates and pressures;

(d) the provisions relating to acceptance and injection of CO₂;

(e) any other requirements relating to injection and storage that the authority considers necessary, in particular to prevent significant irregularities;

(f) requirements designed to prevent any undue interference with other uses of the area surrounding the storage site;

(g) the provisions relating to monitoring, including the monitoring plan;

(h) the provisions relating to reporting, and notification of leakages and significant irregularities;

(i) the provisions relating to notification and implementation of changes, and to review and modification or revocation of the permit;

(j) the corrective measures plan, and the provisions relating to corrective measures;

(k) the conditions for closure of the storage site;

(l) the provisional post-closure plan; and

(m) the provisions relating to financial security.

[F1 (1A) If the operator is a company, a storage permit must also include the provisions contained in paragraph 6(2) to (11) of Schedule 1, read as if—

(a) any reference to a company were to the operator,

(b) the reference in paragraph 6(8)(b) to the licence were to the storage permit, and

(c) paragraph 6(10)(c) were omitted.]

(2) [F2 In paragraph (1) of this] regulation, “provisions” means provisions contained in Schedule 2.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 8(1A) inserted (11.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 104(1)(a), 334(1) (with s. 104(2)-(4)); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 2(a)(ii)

F2 Words in reg. 8(2) substituted (11.1.2024) by Energy Act 2023 (c. 52), ss. 104(1)(b), 334(1) (with s. 104(2)-(4)); S.I. 2024/32, reg. 2(a)(ii)