2022 No. 587 (C. 31)
The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022
Made 26th May 2022
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(1) of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 20181
1 Citation¶ These Regulations may be cited as the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022.
2 Extent¶ These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
3 Provision coming into force on 27th May 2022¶ Section 11 (large fuel retailers etc: provision of public charging or refuelling points) of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 comes into force on 27th May 2022.
EXPLANATORY NOTE¶
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force, on 27th May 2022, section 11 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (c. 18) (“the Act ”). These are the second commencement regulations made under the Act. The first commencement regulations, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations (S.I. 2021/396 ), brought certain provisions into force on 21st April 2021, and certain other provisions came into force on the passing of the Act.
Regulation 3 of these Regulations commences section 11 of the Act. Section 11 provides the Secretary of State with the power to make regulations requiring large fuel retailers and service area operators to provide public charging points and to ensure that public charging points are maintained and easily accessible to the public.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS¶
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 were brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. Sections 1 to 10 21st April 2021 2021/396 Sections 13 to 19 21st April 2021 2021/396 Section 20(1) 21st April 2021 2021/396 Schedule 21st April 2021 2021/396