Retention of carbon storage information by licensees
regulation 3 3.—(1) A licensee must retain the following carbon storage information—
regulation 3 1 a (a)the survey information,
regulation 3 1 b (b)the well information,
regulation 3 1 c (c)the site information,
regulation 3 1 d (d)the injection and production information,
regulation 3 1 e (e)the monitoring information, and
regulation 3 1 f (f)the installation information.
(2) The Schedule makes further provision about that carbon storage information.
(3) The licensee must retain the information until a relevant event occurs in relation to that information.
(4) A “relevant event” occurs in relation to carbon storage information if that information—
regulation 3 4 a (a)is provided to the OGA(1) in accordance with an OGA notice,
regulation 3 4 b (b)is provided to the OGA in accordance with any requirement imposed by or under regulation 8 of, and Schedule 2 to, the CS Licensing Regulations 2010, or
regulation 3 4 c (c)is included in the register maintained under section 29(1) of the Energy Act 2008(2).
See section 127 of the 2023 Act for the meaning of “the OGA”.