Section 22E Provision of micromobility vehicles must be licensedF1

(1)

A person (P) is guilty of an offence if—

(a)

P provides a passenger micromobility vehicle on a road or in a public place,

(b)

the purpose of providing the vehicle there is that persons may take possession of it there for use (whether the use is on the road or in the public place or at any other place), and

(c)

P does not have a licence from the relevant licensing authority under which P is authorised to provide the vehicle for that purpose.

(2)

A person (P) is guilty of an offence if—

(a)

P provides a non-passenger micromobility vehicle (whether on a road or in a public place or at any other place),

(b)

the purpose of providing the vehicle is that persons may make use of it—

(i)

on a road or in a public place, or

(ii)

at a place to which the vehicle will or may need to travel using a road or public place, and

(c)

P does not have a licence from the relevant licensing authority under which P is authorised to provide the vehicle for that purpose.

(3)

In subsection (1) or (2) “relevant licensing authority” means the licensing authority for the licensing area in which the micromobility vehicle is located when it is provided.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 2A inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(6), Sch. 7 para. 1(2) (with s. 102)