97 Change of use relief: carbon storage network pipelines

97  Change of use relief: carbon storage network pipelines

(1)     Section 30B of the Energy Act 2008 (submarine pipelines converted for CCS demonstration projects) is amended as follows.

(2)     For the heading substitute “Change of use relief: carbon storage network pipelines”.

(3)     For “CCS pipeline”, in each place it occurs, substitute “carbon storage network pipeline”.

(4)     In subsection (1), for “by order” insert “, on an application made by a relevant person, by notice”.

(5)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     The Secretary of State must consult the Oil and Gas Authority before deciding—

(a)     whether to designate a pipeline under subsection (1);

(b)     whether to make a certification under subsection (3)(b).”

(6)     For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)     An eligible carbon storage network pipeline qualifies for change of use relief if—

(a)     the

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