UK Statutory Instrument SI 2023 United Kingdom

The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023

Enforced by
OPSS
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated 1 of 9 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator6 Any Person2

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Introduction

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Public charge points
s.004 Application
Part 2

Payment requirements

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s.005 Contactless payment Regulated
  • Accept contactless payments on public charge pointsOperator
s.006 Payment roaming Regulated
  • Enable third-party roaming payment and notify Secretary of State of roaming providersOperator
Part 3

Performance requirements

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s.007 Reliability Regulated
  • Ensure 99% reliability of rapid charge points and publish compliance dataOperator
s.009 Helpline Regulated
  • Provide free 24/7 staffed helpline for charge points and report callsOperator
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.008 Regular reporting
Part 4

Open public charge point data

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s.010 Data Regulated
  • Manage charge point data: collect, update, and share publiclyOperator
Part 5

Pricing Transparency

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s.011 Displaying unit of measurement used for pricing Regulated
  • Display charging price in pence per kWh and do not increase it once charging startsOperator
Part 6

General

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.012 Enforcement
s.013 Review
s.008 Obstruction of the enforcement authority and false statements (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not obstruct the enforcement authority or give false informationAny Person
s.010 Compliance notice (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • OPSS must follow compliance notice procedure with 28-day remedy period and appeal rightsStatutory regulator
s.011 Civil penalties (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fail to comply with charge point compliance notice or pricing rulesAny Person
23 other provisions

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