Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008
86Licence may be limited to a specified volume
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86 Licence may be limited to a specified volume
(1) The Minister may grant an injection and monitoring licence in respect of a specified volume of greenhouse gas substance.
(2) In specifying a volume of greenhouse gas substance, the Minister must have regard to—
(a) the estimated storage capacity of the underground geological formation in which the applicant proposes to inject a greenhouse gas substance; and
(b) the volume of greenhouse gas substance that the applicant proposes to inject.
(3) The Minister must not specify a larger volume of greenhouse gas substance than is identified in the applicant's approved injection and monitoring plan.