The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“charge point” has the meaning given by section 9 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018;

“charge point operator” means the owner of a charge point or any person operating a charge point on behalf of the owner;

“data requirement” means version 2.2.1 of the Open Charge Point Interface protocol(1);

“electric vehicle” means a vehicle that is capable of being propelled by electric power derived from a storage battery;

“enforcement authority” means the Secretary of State;

“EVSE” means Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and is the independently operated and managed part of a charge point that can deliver energy to one electric vehicle at a time;

“EVSE object status” means the data type which represents the operational status of an EVSE as set out in paragraph 8.4.22 of the data requirement;

“network of rapid charge points” means all the rapid charge points owned or operated by a single charge point operator;

“payment card” has the meaning given in article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/751(2);

“public charge point” means a charge point which is intended for use primarily by members of the general public, and includes a charge point described in regulation 3(1), but excludes a charge point described in regulation 3(2);

“rapid charge point” means a public charge point with a power of 50 kilowatts or above.

(1)

https://evroaming.org/app/uploads/2021/11/OCPI-2.2.1.pdf

(2)

EUR 2015/751, amended by S.I. 2019/284.