http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/18/section/15/enactedAutomated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2018-07-20 PART 2Electric vehicles: chargingRequirements and prohibitionsSmart charge points 15 1 Regulations may provide that a person must not sell or install a charge point unless it complies with prescribed requirements. 2 The requirements that may be imposed under subsection (1) include requirements relating to the technical specifications for a charge point, including for example the ability of a charge point— a to receive and process information provided by a prescribed person, b to react to information of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) (for example, by adjusting the rate of charging or discharging), c to transmit information (including geographical information) to a prescribed person, d to monitor and record energy consumption, e to comply with requirements relating to security, f to achieve energy efficiency, and g to be accessed remotely. 3 Regulations under subsection (1) may also prescribe requirements to be met in relation to the sale or installation of a charge point. 4 In this section— a “sell” includes let on hire, lend or give; b references to a prescribed person include references to— i a person of a prescribed description, and ii a device operated by one or more prescribed persons.
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