Part 1

Licensing of carbon dioxide transport and storage
Chapter 6

Miscellaneous and general

Interpretation of Part 1
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In this Part—
- “carbon dioxide stream” means a flow of substances that results from carbon dioxide capture processes;
- “CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;
- “contravention”, in relation to any direction, condition, requirement, regulation or order, includes any failure to comply with it and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;
- “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);
- “economic regulator” has the meaning given by section 1(2);
- “enactment” includes—
  1. an enactment contained in subordinate legislation (as defined in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978);
  2. an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;
  3. an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
  4. an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
  5. any retained direct EU legislation;
- “final order” has the meaning given by section 31(4);
- “financial year” means a financial year of the economic regulator;
- “functions” includes powers and duties;
- “geological formation” means a lithostratigraphical subdivision within which distinct rock layers can be found and mapped;
- “geological storage”, in relation to carbon dioxide, means storage of carbon dioxide streams in underground geological formations with a view to the permanent containment of carbon dioxide (and references to geological storage are to be read as including injection);
- “grantor” has the meaning given by section 9(10);
- “licence”, except where the context otherwise requires, means a licence under section 7, and “licence holder” is to be interpreted accordingly;
- “licensable activities” has the meaning given by section 1(10);
- “licensable means of transportation” has the meaning given by section 2(3);
- “modifications” includes additions, alterations and omissions and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly;
- “operates”, in relation to a site for the geological storage of carbon dioxide, is to be interpreted in accordance with section 2(10);
- “provisional order” has the meaning given by section 31(4);
- “transport and storage network” has the meaning given by section 1.
S. 55 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(a)