UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010 United Kingdom

The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing ) Regulations 2010

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Made under
Energy Act 2008
Enforced by
NSTA, The Crown Estate
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator10 Licence Holder2

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.013 Post-closure plan Regulated
  • Prepare a provisional post-closure plan before applying for a storage permitLicence Holder
20 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.001 Review
s.002 Limitation on licensing powers
s.003 Applications for a licence
s.004 Appraisal term or initial term
s.005 Content of a licence
s.006 Applications for a storage permit
s.007 Grant of storage permits
s.008 Content of storage permits
s.009 Information to be published on the register
s.010 Corrective measures
s.011 Review, modification and revocation of storage permit
s.012 Consequences of revocation of a storage permit
s.014 Post-closure obligations
s.015 Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009
s.016 Inspections
s.017 Appointment of inspectors
s.018 Inspection reports
s.019 Evidence
s.020 Offences
Schedules

Schedules

12 of 18 shown
s.sch001 Closure of storage site by the operator Regulated
  • Close the carbon dioxide storage site only with NSTA consent and a post-closure planOperator
s.sch001 Post-closure plan Regulated
  • Submit a post-closure plan for approval before closing the storage siteOperator
s.sch001 Post-closure obligations Regulated
  • Continue monitoring, reporting and corrective measures after closing a CO2 storage siteOperator
s.sch001 Extraction of stored CO2 Regulated
  • Do not extract stored CO2 without prior written consent from the NSTAOperator
s.sch001 Change in control of licence holder Regulated
  • Obtain NSTA consent before changing control of your CO2 storage licenceLicence Holder
s.sch002 Acceptance and injection of CO2 Regulated
  • Analyse and monitor CO₂ stream composition before injectionOperator
s.sch002 Monitoring Regulated
  • Monitor CO2 storage complex and update monitoring planOperator
s.sch002 Reporting, and notification of leakages and significant irregularities Regulated
  • Report annually on CO2 storage operations and immediately notify any leaksOperator
s.sch002 Notification and implementation of changes Regulated
  • Notify NSTA of planned changes to storage site operationsOperator
s.sch002 Corrective measures Regulated
  • Take corrective measures for leaks or significant irregularitiesOperator
s.sch002 Financial security Regulated
  • Maintain sufficient financial security for CO2 storage obligationsOperator
s.sch003 Before exercising the power conferred by paragraph 1(g), an inspector... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • NSTA inspectors must consult site personnel before dismantling or testingStatutory regulator
6 other schedules
s.sch001 Grant of a storage permit
s.sch001 Revocation of licence re change in control
s.sch001 Partial revocation of licence re change in control
s.sch002 Review, and modification or revocation of the permit
s.sch003 The powers of an inspector are— (a) to enter, at...
s.sch003 Where an inspector proposes to exercise the power conferred by...

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