446Duration of greenhouse gas special authority

446 Duration of greenhouse gas special authority

(1) A greenhouse gas special authority comes into force on the day specified in the authority as the day on which the authority is to come into force.

(2) A greenhouse gas special authority remains in force for the period specified in the authority, but may be extended by the Minister for a further specified period.

1 For the surrender of a greenhouse gas special authority, see Part 3.10.

2 For the revocation of a greenhouse gas special authority, see section 453.

Division 2—Obtaining a greenhouse gas special authority

447 Application for greenhouse gas special authority

• Item Column 1**This person... Column 2**may apply to... Column 3**for the grant of a greenhouse gas special authority to enable the person to...

• 1 the registered holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence relating to a particular offshore area the Minister carry on, in an area that is—(a) part of that offshore area but outside the permit area, lease area or licence area; or

• (b) part of an adjoining offshore area—any or all of the following—(c) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations;(d) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites;(e) operations relating to the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation;

• Item Column 1**This person... Column 2**may apply to... Column 3**for the grant of a greenhouse gas special authority to enable the person to...

• (f) operations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation;(g) operations to carry out baseline investigations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation;

• (h) operations relating to the monitoring of the behaviour of a greenhouse gas substance stored in a part of a geological formation.

• 2 the registered holder of a greenhouse gas search authority relating to a particular offshore area the Minister carry on either or both of the following—(a) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations;

• Item Column 1**This person... Column 2**may apply to...