SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2ABANDONMENT OF OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS

Energy Act 2008

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(1)

Section 30 of the Energy Act 2008 (abandonment of carbon storage installations) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), after “subsections” insert “ (1A), ”.

(3)

After that subsection insert—

“(1A)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the amendments made to Part 4 of the 1998 Act by Schedule 2 to the Energy Act 2016 are to be disregarded.”

(4)

For subsection (4A) substitute—

“(4A)

The power in subsection (4)—

(a)

may (in particular) be exercised to make modifications corresponding to the amendments made by Schedule 2 to the Energy Act 2016, and

(b)

is subject to section 30A.”