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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/automated-vehicles-permits-for-automated-passenger-services-regulations-2026/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/439",
  "legislation_title": "The Automated Vehicles (Permits for Automated Passenger Services) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/automated-vehicles-permits-for-automated-passenger-services-regulations-2026",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations detail certain procedural and administrative matters to enable the permitting regime for automated passenger services in Part 5 of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (c. 10) to function. An automated passenger service is a service that consists of the carrying of passengers in a road vehicle that is designed or adapted to travel autonomously or is being used for a trial with the aim of developing vehicles that are so designed or adapted. These Regulations apply in relation to bus-like services in England, Wales and Scotland and taxi- and private hire vehicle-like services in England.\nRegulation 3 provides that a permit may be valid for a maximum period of five years. Regulation 4 sets out that a permit holder may apply to renew a permit between six months and two months before the permit expires, and that the existing permit remains valid until the Secretary of State determines the renewal application (subject to the maximum five-year validity period).\nRegulation 5(1) sets out that the Secretary of State may vary, suspend or withdraw a permit with the permit holder’s consent. Regulation 6 deals with the procedure for doing so.\nRegulation 5(2) lists the circumstances in which the Secretary of State may vary, suspend or withdraw a permit without the permit holder’s consent. Regulation 7 details the ordinary procedure for doing so, and regulation 8 details the procedure for urgently doing so.\nRegulation 9 details the mechanism for an applicant to request an internal review of a decision, which a permit holder may request within 28 days of the Secretary of State sending the decision. Paragraph (4) sets out that a permit holder’s permit remains valid while an application for a new permit is reviewed (subject to the maximum five-year validity period).\nRegulation 10 authorises the recipient of information to disclose that information to another person for a purpose specified in the regulation.\nA full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk and from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR. An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/439/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:02:23.882154+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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