Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Termination of Licences) Regulations 201119.

(1)

The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Termination of Licences) Regulations 201133 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation (3) (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “applicant” insert—

““appropriate Minister” means either—

(a)

the Secretary of State, where the OGA is the licensing authority in accordance with section 18(2); or

(b)

the Scottish Ministers, where the Scottish Ministers are the licensing authority in accordance with section 18(2);”;

(b)

in the definition of “authority”, for “Secretary of State” substitute “OGA”;

(c)

in the definition of “post-transfer costs”, for “authority” substitute “appropriate Minister”.

(3)

In regulation 10 (financial obligations)—

(a)

in paragraph (4)(b), for “authority” substitute “appropriate Minister”;

(b)

after paragraph (4), insert—

“(4A)

Where the OGA is the licensing authority in accordance with section 18(2), it must provide to the Secretary of State a copy of any notification given under paragraph (4).”;

(c)

in paragraph (5), for “authority” substitute “appropriate Minister”.

(4)

In regulation 11 (serving a termination notice)—

(a)

after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A)

Where the OGA is the licensing authority in accordance with section 18(2), it must provide to the Secretary of State a copy of any notification given under paragraph (2)(b).”;

(b)

in paragraph (4)(c), after “contribution” insert “from the appropriate Minister”;

(c)

in the words after paragraph (4)(c), for “authority” substitute “appropriate Minister”.

(5)

In regulation 13 (termination notices and the provision of information)—

(a)

after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)

Where the OGA is the licensing authority in accordance with section 18(2), it must provide to the Secretary of State a copy of any termination notification served under paragraph (1).”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), for “authority” in the second and third places it occurs substitute “appropriate Minister”;

(c)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

for “authority” (in both places) substitute “appropriate Minister”;

(ii)

omit the words “to it” (in each place);

(iii)

omit the words “of its”.

(6)

In regulation 14(2) (transfer of obligations), for “authority” substitute “appropriate Minister”.

(7)

In regulation 15 (transfer of liabilities), for “authority” (in both places) substitute “appropriate Minister”.

(8)

In regulation 16(1) and (3) (recovery of costs), for “authority” (in each place) substitute “appropriate Minister”.

(9)

For regulation 17 (information), substitute—

“Information17.

The licence holder must—

(a)

to the extent it is not obliged to do so under the licence, provide the authority with such information as the authority may from time to time request for the purpose of determining whether—

(i)

to request a transfer report from the operator pursuant to regulation 5; or

(ii)

to exercise any other function conferred on the authority by these Regulations;

(b)

provide the appropriate Minister with such information as the appropriate Minister may from time to time request for the purpose of exercising any function conferred on the appropriate Minister by these Regulations.”.