Issuing a draft termination noticeU.K.
9.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the authority receives a transfer report under regulation 4(2)(b) or 5(2)(a).
(2) Where this paragraph applies, the authority must prepare a draft termination notice if it is satisfied that—
(a)the transfer report complies with Article 18(2) of the Directive; and
(b)the conditions listed in regulation 8(a) and (b) have been met in respect of the storage site.
(3) Where a draft termination notice is prepared under paragraph (2), the authority must prepare a statement of—
(a)the method by which the authority will determine whether or not the conditions listed in regulation 8(d) and (e) have been met; and
(b)whether any part of the abandonment programme remains to be carried out.
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(5) Where the authority is not satisfied under paragraph (2), the authority must as soon as reasonably practicable notify the licence holder of the reasons for its decision.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 9(4) 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), 3(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)