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The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010
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LicencesU.K.
Limitation on licensing powersU.K.
2. A licence may not be granted for the purpose of storing CO2 in the water column.
Applications for a licenceU.K.
3.—(1) An application for a licence must be—
(a)made in writing and sent to the [F1Oil and Gas Authority], F2...
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The application must include—
(a)a request that the licence specify a period (the “appraisal term”) during which the licence holder has the right to explore the licensed area before making an application for a storage permit, or
(b)if no such period is requested, a statement of the reasons why such exploration is not considered necessary.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2016) by Energy Act 2016 (c. 20), s. 84(3), Sch. 1 para. 79; S.I. 2016/920, reg. 2(a)
F2Word in reg. 3(1)(a) omitted (1.10.2016) by virtue of The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 17(3)(a)
F3Reg. 3(1)(b) omitted (1.10.2016) by virtue of The Energy (Transfer of Functions, Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/912), regs. 1(1), 17(3)(b)
Appraisal term or initial termU.K.
4.—(1) The appraisal term may not exceed the period necessary to—
(a)generate the information necessary to select a storage site, and
(b)prepare the documents required for an application under regulation 6.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), the appraisal term may be extended by the authority at the written request of the licence holder, under the conditions laid down by the licence, provided that the authority is satisfied that any exploration so far carried out has been in accordance with the licence.
(3) If the licence does not include an appraisal term—
(a)the licence must specify a period as the “initial term” for the purpose of paragraph (4)(a), but
(b)that initial term may be extended under the conditions laid down by the licence.
(4) The licence expires (unless sooner terminated in accordance with its provisions)—
(a)at the end of the appraisal term or the initial term, if no application for a storage permit is made before that date, or
(b)if such an application is refused, when that refusal is notified to the licence holder.
Content of a licenceU.K.
5. A licence must include the provisions contained in Schedule 1.
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