Applications for a storage permit
7.—(1) The licence holder may, under the conditions laid down by the licence, apply to the authority for a storage permit in respect of a storage site within the licensed area.
(2) Where the licence includes an appraisal term, the application may not be made unless the exploration required by the licence has been completed, and all other terms and conditions of the licence have been complied with.
(3) An application shall be made in writing, and shall contain (at least) the following—
(a)the name and address of the proposed operator;
(b)evidence of the matters referred to in regulation 8(1)(a) to (d);
(c)in relation to the CO2 that is to be contained within the storage site—
(i)the total quantity that is to be injected and stored;
(ii)a proposed date on which injection is to commence;
(iii)the prospective sources and transport methods;
(iv)the composition of the CO2 streams that are to be injected;
(v)the proposed injection rates and pressures;
(vi)the proposed location of the injection facilities;
(d)a description of measures to prevent any significant irregularities;
(e)a proposed monitoring plan drawn up in accordance with Annex II to the Directive and that takes into account the obligations imposed on the operator under legislation implementing Article 14 of the ETS Directive;
(f)a proposed corrective measures plan;
(g)the proposed provisional post-closure plan drawn up in accordance with regulation 13(1);
(h)the information required to be provided in relation to the storage site under legislation implementing Article 5 of Directive 2011/92/EU(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment;
(i)details of a financial security that will satisfy the requirements in paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2, including proof that (if the storage permit is granted) such a security will be in force before the proposed date on which injection is to commence.
(4) The authority shall forward to the European Commission—
(a)the permit application (within one month after receipt); and
(b)any other related material that the authority proposes to take into account in considering the application.
(5) The authority shall also (within one month after receipt) forward a copy of the permit application to the Department of the Environment.
OJ No L 26, 28.1.2012. p.1. This Directive was implemented in Northern Ireland by S.R. 2012 No. 59