Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018
2018 c. 18An Act to make provision about automated vehicles and electric vehicles.
Enacted[19th July 2018]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
PART 1 Automated vehicles: liability of insurers etc¶
I221 Listing of automated vehicles by the Secretary of State¶
I232 Liability of insurers etc where accident caused by automated vehicle¶
I243 Contributory negligence etc¶
I254 Accident resulting from unauthorised software alterations or failure to update software¶
I265 Right of insurer etc to claim against person responsible for accident¶
I26 Application of enactments¶
I277 Report by Secretary of State on operation of this Part¶
I288 Interpretation¶
- “automated vehicle” has the meaning given by section 1(4);
- “damage” has the meaning given by section 2(3);
- “insured person”, in relation to an insured vehicle, means any person whose use of the vehicle is covered by the policy in question;
- “insurer”, in relation to an insured vehicle, means the insurer under that policy;
- “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (see section 192(1) of that Act).
PART 2 Electric vehicles: charging¶
Introductory¶
I299 Definitions¶
- “operator”, in relation to a public charging or refuelling point, has the meaning given by regulations;
- “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
- “vehicle” means a vehicle that is intended or adapted for use on roads.
Requirements and prohibitions¶
I3010 Public charging or refuelling points: access, standards and connection¶
I3911 Large fuel retailers etc: provision of public charging or refuelling points¶
12 Duty to consider making regulations under section 11(1)(a) on request by elected mayor¶
- “the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103(1) of the 2009 Act;
- “large fuel retailer” has the same meaning as in section 11;
- “local authority” means—
- a district council,
- a county council, or
- a London borough council.
I3113 Information for users of public charging or refuelling points¶
I3214 Transmission of data relating to charge points¶
I3315 Smart charge points¶
General and supplementary¶
I3416 Enforcement¶
I3517 Exceptions¶
I3618 Regulations¶
I3719 Report by Secretary of State on operation of this Part¶
PART 3 Miscellaneous and general¶
I120 Minor and consequential amendments¶
- “amend” includes repeal or revoke;
- “primary legislation” means—
- an Act of Parliament;
- an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
- an Act or Measure of the National Assembly for Wales;
- Northern Ireland legislation.
21 Commencement¶
22 Extent¶
23 Short title¶
This Act may be cited as the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018.SCHEDULE ¶
MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Section 20
Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 52)¶
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Limitation Act 1980 (c. 58)¶
Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)¶
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Footnotes
- I1S. 20(2)-(7) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 21
- F1Sch. para. 17 repealed (1.11.2019) by The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1 (with reg. 5)
- F2Sch. para. 18 repealed (1.11.2019) by The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 3 (with reg. 5)
- I2S. 6 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I3Sch. para. 1 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I4Sch. para. 2 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I5Sch. para. 3 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I6Sch. para. 4 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I7Sch. para. 5 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I8Sch. para. 6 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I9Sch. para. 7 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I10Sch. para. 8 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I11Sch. para. 9 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I12Sch. para. 10 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I13Sch. para. 11 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I14Sch. para. 12 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I15Sch. para. 13 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I16Sch. para. 14 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I17Sch. para. 15 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I18Sch. para. 16 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I19Sch. para. 19 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I20Sch. para. 20 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I21Sch. para. 21 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(d)
- I22S. 1 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I23S. 2 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I24S. 3 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I25S. 4 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I26S. 5 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I27S. 7 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I28S. 8 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
- I29S. 9 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I30S. 10 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I31S. 13 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I32S. 14 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I33S. 15 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I34S. 16 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I35S. 17 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I36S. 18 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I37S. 19 in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(b)
- I38S. 20(1) in force at 21.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(c)
- I39S. 11 in force at 27.5.2022 by S.I. 2022/587, reg. 3