Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
25Incidental greenhouse gas‑related substance
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25 Incidental greenhouse gas‑related substance
(1) This section applies if either or both of the following substances (primary greenhouse gas substances) are captured from a particular source material—
(a) carbon dioxide;
(b) one or more prescribed greenhouse gases.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the following are incidental greenhouse gas‑related substances in relation to a primary greenhouse gas substance—
(a) any substance that is incidentally derived from the source material;
(b) any substance that is incidentally derived from the capture;
(c) if the primary greenhouse gas substance, whether in a pure form or in a mixture with other substances, is transported—any substance that is incidentally derived from the transportation;
(d) if the primary greenhouse gas substance, whether in a pure form or in a mixture with other substances, is injected into a part of a geological formation—any substance that is incidentally derived from the injection;
(e) if the primary greenhouse gas substance, whether in a pure form or in a mixture with other substances, is stored in a part of a geological formation—any substance that is incidentally derived from the storage.