{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-charge-point-regulations-2023/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-charge-point-regulations-2023/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348249873",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Charge Point Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-public-charge-point-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“charge point” has the meaning given by section 9 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018;\n“charge point operator” means the owner of a charge point or any person operating a charge point on behalf of the owner;\n“data requirement” means version 2.2.1 of the Open Charge Point Interface protocol;\n“electric vehicle” means a vehicle that is capable of being propelled by electric power derived from a storage battery;\n“enforcement authority” means the Secretary of State;\n“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;\n“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;\n“network of rapid charge points” means all the rapid charge points owned or operated by a single charge point operator;\n“payment card” has the meaning given in article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/751;\n“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);\n“rapid charge point” means a public charge point with a power of 50 kilowatts or above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "https://evroaming.org/app/uploads/2021/11/OCPI-2.2.1.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "EUR 2015/751, amended by S.I. 2019/284."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348249873/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:43:04.543510+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}