The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Termination of Licences) Regulations 2011
These Regulations form part of the implementation by the United Kingdom of Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (OJ No L 140, 5.6.2009, p 114) (“the Directive”). In particular, they implement Articles 18 and 20 on the transfer of responsibility for a closed storage site and the associated financial mechanism.