Introductory Text
General
1.Citation, commencement and interpretation
1A.Review
Licences
2.Limitation on licensing powers
3.Applications for a licence
4.Appraisal term or initial term
5.Content of a licence
Storage permits
6.Applications for a storage permit
7.Grant of storage permits
8.Content of storage permits
Public register
9.Information to be published on the register
Powers and duties of the authority
10.Corrective measures
11.Review, modification and revocation of storage permit
12.Consequences of revocation of a storage permit
Closure of storage site and post-closure period
13.Post-closure plan
14.Post-closure obligations
Environmental Liability Directive
15.Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009
Inspections and enforcement
16.Inspections
17.Appointment of inspectors
18.Inspection reports
19.Evidence
20.Offences
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A LICENCE
1.Grant of a storage permit
2.Closure of storage site by the operator
3.Post-closure plan
4.Post-closure obligations
5.Extraction of stored CO2
SCHEDULE 2
PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A STORAGE PERMIT
1.Acceptance and injection of CO2
2.Monitoring
3.Reporting, and notification of leakages and significant irregularities
4.Notification and implementation of changes
5.Review, and modification or revocation of the permit
6.Corrective measures
7.Financial security
SCHEDULE3
Powers of inspectors
1.The powers of an inspector are— (a) to enter, at...
2.Where an inspector proposes to exercise the power conferred by...
3.Before exercising the power conferred by paragraph 1(g), an inspector...
Explanatory Note