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99 Designation of strategy and policy statement
(1) The Secretary of State may designate a statement as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of this Part (“the CCUS strategy and policy statement”) if the requirements set out in section 102 are satisfied (consultation and laying requirements).
(2) The CCUS strategy and policy statement is a statement prepared by the Secretary of State that sets out—
(a) the strategic priorities, and other main considerations, of His Majesty’s government in formulating its carbon dioxide capture, usage and storage policy for the United Kingdom (“strategic priorities”),
(b) the particular outcomes to be achieved as a result of the implementation of that policy (“policy outcomes”), and
(c) the roles and responsibilities of persons (whether the Secretary of State, the economic regulator or other persons) who are involved in implementing that policy or who have other functions that are affected by it.
(3) In preparing a statement for designation under subsection (1) (or undertaking a review under section 101), the Secretary of State must take account of any statement for the time being designated under section 131 of the Energy Act 2013 (strategy and policy statement in respect of energy policy).
(4) The Secretary of State must publish the CCUS strategy and policy statement (including any amended statement following a review under section 101) in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5) For the purposes of this section, carbon dioxide capture, usage and storage policy “for the United Kingdom” includes such policy for—
(a) the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, or
(b) waters in a Gas Importation and Storage Zone (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Energy Act 2008).
(6) In this Chapter—
“the CCUS strategy and policy statement” means the statement for the time being designated under subsection (1) as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of this Part;
“economic regulator” has the same meaning as in Part 1 (see section 55);
“policy outcomes” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(b);
“strategic priorities” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(a).
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99 Designation of strategy and policy statement
(1) The Secretary of State may designate a statement as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of this Part (“the CCUS strategy and policy statement”) if the requirements set out in section 102 are satisfied (consultation and laying requirements).
(2) The CCUS strategy and policy statement is a statement prepared by the Secretary of State that sets out—
(a) the strategic priorities, and other main considerations, of His Majesty’s government in formulating its carbon dioxide capture, usage and storage policy for the United Kingdom (“strategic priorities”),
(b) the particular outcomes to be achieved as a result of the implementation of that policy (“policy outcomes”), and
(c) the roles and responsibilities of persons (whether the Secretary of State, the economic regulator or other persons) who are involved in implementing that policy or who have other functions that are affected by it.
(3) In preparing a statement for designation under subsection (1) (or undertaking a review under section 101), the Secretary of State must take account of any statement for the time being designated under section 131 of the Energy Act 2013 (strategy and policy statement in respect of energy policy).
(4) The Secretary of State must publish the CCUS strategy and policy statement (including any amended statement following a review under section 101) in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5) For the purposes of this section, carbon dioxide capture, usage and storage policy “for the United Kingdom” includes such policy for—
(a) the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, or
(b) waters in a Gas Importation and Storage Zone (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Energy Act 2008).
(6) In this Chapter—
“the CCUS strategy and policy statement” means the statement for the time being designated under subsection (1) as the strategy and policy statement for the purposes of this Part;
“economic regulator” has the same meaning as in Part 1 (see section 55);
“policy outcomes” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(b);
“strategic priorities” has the meaning given in subsection (2)(a).
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