The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

Interpretation

8.  In this storage permit—

(1) “the Regulations” means the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.

(2) The following expressions have the meaning given by regulation 1(3) of the Regulations—

“the authority”;

“corrective measures plan”;

“the Directive”;

“the ETS Directive”;

“financial security”;

“injection”;

“legislation”;

“licence”;

“monitoring plan”;

“operator”; and

“storage permit”.

(3) The following expressions have the meanings given by Article 3 of the Directive (and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly)—

“closure” of a storage site;

“corrective measures”;

“CO₂ plume”;

“CO₂ stream”;

“leakage”;

“migration”;

“significant irregularity”;

“significant risk”;

“storage complex”;

“storage site”; and

“waste”.