1. Introductory Text

  2. General

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

    2. 1A.Review

  3. Licences

    1. 2.Limitation on licensing powers

    2. 3.Applications for a licence

    3. 4.Appraisal term or initial term

    4. 5.Content of a licence

  4. Storage permits

    1. 6.Applications for a storage permit

    2. 7.Grant of storage permits

    3. 8.Content of storage permits

  5. Public register

    1. 9.Information to be published on the register

  6. Powers and duties of the authority

    1. 10.Corrective measures

    2. 11.Review, modification and revocation of storage permit

    3. 12.Consequences of revocation of a storage permit

  7. Closure of storage site and post-closure period

    1. 13.Post-closure plan

    2. 14.Post-closure obligations

  8. Environmental Liability Directive

    1. 15.Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009

  9. Inspections and enforcement

    1. 16.Inspections

    2. 17.Appointment of inspectors

    3. 18.Inspection reports

    4. 19.Evidence

    5. 20.Offences

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A LICENCE

      1. 1.Grant of a storage permit

      2. 2.Closure of storage site by the operator

      3. 3.Post-closure plan

      4. 4.Post-closure obligations

      5. 5.Extraction of stored CO2

      6. 6.Change in control of licence holder

      7. 7.Revocation of licence re change in control

      8. 8.Partial revocation of licence re change in control

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN A STORAGE PERMIT

      1. 1.Acceptance and injection of CO2

      2. 2.Monitoring

      3. 3.Reporting, and notification of leakages and significant irregularities

      4. 4.Notification and implementation of changes

      5. 5.Review, and modification or revocation of the permit

      6. 6.Corrective measures

      7. 7.Financial security

    3. SCHEDULE3

      Powers of inspectors

      1. 1.The powers of an inspector are— (a) to enter, at...

      2. 2.Where an inspector proposes to exercise the power conferred by...

      3. 3.Before exercising the power conferred by paragraph 1(g), an inspector...

  12. Explanatory Note