Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment of the Energy Act 2008 etc.) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 2453 of 2011).

Subject

Air & atmosphere, Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen.

Keyword

Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Pollution control Marine pollution EIA Waste disposal Waste management Hazardous substances

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations, for purposes of implementation by the United Kingdom of Directive 2009/31/ EC, extend the territorial scope of Part 1, Chapter 3, of the Energy Act 2008 to all parts of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and their internal waters. Originally, that Chapter applied to the United Kingdom territorial sea and the Gas Importation and Storage Zone referred to in section 1 of the Act. These Regulations also implement Article 31 of the Directive which amends Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Continental shelf, Maritime zone, Exploration, Authorization/permit, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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