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Energy Act 2008 (Storage of Carbon Dioxide) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. No. 224 of 2011).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen.
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Pollution control Marine pollution Deep sea bed Waste disposal Waste management Hazardous substances Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 so as to further provide in Scotland for the environmentally safe storage of carbon dioxide in marine areas. They implement in part Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and extend the prohibition on the storage of carbon dioxide, and related activities, without a licence to all parts of Scotland landward of the Scottish territorial sea. It also makes consequential amendments to the Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Energy Act 2008 (2008 Cap. 32).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Transport/storage, Radiation, Nuclear energy, Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Marine pollution, Mining, Natural gas, Oil

Source: FAO, FAOLEX