UK Statutory Instrument 2023 United Kingdom

The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023

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At a glance

Enforced by

OPSS

What's here

8 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

Operator 6
Any Person 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Introduction

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s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Public charge points

s.004

Application

Part 2 — Payment requirements

s.005

Contactless payment

Accept contactless payments on public charge points Operator

s.006

Payment roaming

Enable third-party roaming payment and notify Secretary of State of roaming providers Operator

Part 3 — Performance requirements

s.007

Reliability

Ensure 99% reliability of rapid charge points and publish compliance data Operator

s.009

Helpline

Provide free 24/7 staffed helpline for charge points and report calls Operator

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s.008

Regular reporting

Part 4 — Open public charge point data

s.010

Data

Manage charge point data: collect, update, and share publicly Operator

Part 5 — Pricing Transparency

s.011

Displaying unit of measurement used for pricing

Display charging price in pence per kWh and do not increase it once charging starts Operator

Part 6 — General

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s.012

Enforcement

s.013

Review

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.

s.008

Obstruction of the enforcement authority and false statements

Do not obstruct the enforcement authority or give false information Any Person

s.010

Compliance notice

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

OPSS must follow compliance notice procedure with 28-day remedy period and appeal rights Statutory regulator

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s.001

Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

Regulations: alternative fuels infrastructure (opens in a new tab) from OPSS Detailed Guidance
Alternative fuels infrastructure regulations and public charge point regulations (opens in a new tab) from OPSS Detailed Guidance
Regulations: public charge points (opens in a new tab) from OPSS Detailed Guidance

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.