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The Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Licensed Operators) Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2025

UK Statutory Instrument 2025 No. 1135 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
23 October 2025
In force from
19 November 2025
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax
Made under
Energy Act 2004, Energy Act 2023, Insolvency Act 1986, Lord Chief Justice under section 411 of the Insolvency Act 1986, Rules Committee in accordance with section 413(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Rules set out the procedure for the conduct of T&S administration proceedings in England and Wales. T&S administration is a special insolvency regime specifically created for companies holding licences under section 7 of the Energy Act 2023. The framework for the T&S administration regime is set out in the Energy Act 2023 (c. 52) (the “2023 Act”). The 2023 Act does so by applying (with modifications) much of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) (which provides for a special administration regime for certain energy companies). These Rules are applicable only to T&S administration. Part 1 contains the construction and interpretation provisions. Part 2 sets out the procedure to be followed to initiate T&S administration proceedings, including the information required for a T&S administration order application, to whom notice of such an application needs to be delivered and who may appear at a hearing of the T&S administration application. Part 3 details the initial steps to be taken in T&S administration proceedings. These include the notification and advertisement of a T&S administrator’s appointment and the preparation of a statement of the affairs of the T&S company. Part 3 also sets out the information that must be given to creditors in the T&S administrator’s statement of proposals and the contents of the progress reports to be prepared by the T&S administrator. Part 4 contains provisions relating to creditors’ decisions and company meetings in T&S administration. Part 5 contains provisions relating to an application to court for authority to dispose of property of the T&S company which is subject to a security (other than a floating charge) or goods in the possession of the T&S company under a hire-purchase agreement. Part 6 contains provisions relating to the expenses of T&S administration. Part 7 contains provisions relating to claims by and distributions to creditors of the T&S company. Part 8 contains details of how the remuneration of a T&S administrator is to be fixed by the court. Part 9 sets out the arrangements for ending a T&S administration. Part 10 sets out the requirements and procedures for replacing a T&S administrator. Part 11 contains general provisions detailing the court procedure and practice for T&S administration proceedings. In particular this Part sets out the general requirements for court applications made during a T&S administration, enforcement procedures, access to the court file, the cost assessment procedure for T&S administration proceedings, provision for persons who lack capacity to manage their affairs, and the appeals process to be used in T&S administration proceedings. Part 12 sets out the provision for the examination of persons where an application to court has been made by a T&S administrator under section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45). Section 236 allows a T&S administrator to apply to court for an order requiring certain persons to appear before the court to be questioned by the T&S administrator about the company in T&S administration. Part 13 contains provisions of general effect including provisions relating to the delivery of documents, the form and content of documents, service of documents, standard contents of notices and of documents delivered to the registrar of companies, the inspection and right to copies of documents, and the calculation of time periods. Part 14 contains miscellaneous provisions, including the power of the Secretary of State to regulate certain matters relating to the carrying out of the T&S administrator’s functions, provisions relating to the punishment of offences and the requirement for a review. The Schedule contains further provision about offences. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on business, charity or voluntary bodies is foreseen.

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What Parliament said about it

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How Parliament handled it

This instrument became law without a debate or a vote. Under the negative procedure it took effect unless a motion to stop it succeeded, and none was tabled.

Procedure
Made negative — law unless a motion to stop it succeeded
Could either House amend it?
No. A statutory instrument is put to each House as a whole thing, to be approved or not. Neither House can change a word of it.
Committee
Drawn to the special attention of the Houses by a scrutiny committee

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