Part 1Licensing of carbon dioxide transport and storage

Chapter 4Special administration regime

Transport and storage administration orders

I142Transport and storage administration orders

1

A transport and storage administration order means an order which—

a

is made by the court in relation to a company which holds a licence under section 7, and

b

directs that, while the order is in force, the affairs, business and property of the company are to be managed by a person appointed by the court.

2

In this Chapter—

a

a transport and storage administration order is referred to as a T&S administration order,

b

a company which holds a licence under section 7 is referred to as a T&S company, and

c

the person appointed in relation to a T&S company for the purposes of a T&S administration order is referred to as the T&S administrator of the company.

3

The T&S administrator of a company must manage the company’s affairs, business and property, and exercise and perform all the powers and duties of a T&S administrator, so as to achieve the objective set out in section 43.

4

In relation to a T&S administration order applying to a non-GB company, references in this section to the affairs, business and property of the company are references only—

a

to its affairs and business so far as carried on in Great Britain or a relevant controlled place, and

b

to its property in Great Britain or a relevant controlled place.

5

In this section, “relevant controlled place” means a controlled place within the meaning of section 17(3) to (4) of the Energy Act 2008 other than a place—

a

in Great Britain,

b

in Northern Ireland, or

c

in, under or over so much of the internal waters and territorial sea of the United Kingdom as are adjacent to Northern Ireland.