The following proposed amendments to the Automated and
Electric Vehicles Bill will be debated in committee on November 14.
Each amendment includes a Member’s explanatory statement. NOTICES
OF AMENDMENTS given up to and including Tuesday 7
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The following proposed amendments to the Automated and
Electric Vehicles Bill will be debated in committee on November 14.
Each amendment includes a Member’s explanatory
statement.
NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
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given up to and including
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New Amendments handed in are marked
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 Amendments which will comply with the
required notice period at their next appearance
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Amendments tabled since the last
publication: 13 and NC12 to NC14
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AUTOMATED AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES BILL
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This document includes all amendments tabled to date and
includes any
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withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been
arranged in
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accordance with the Order of the Committee [31 October
2017].
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Clause 4, page 3, line 13, at
end insert—
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“, provided that the vehicle manufacturer has made all
reasonable efforts
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(i)
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notify the owner of a vehicle about the need for an
update of the
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vehicle’s operating system
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(ii)
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provide the relevant update of the vehicle’s operating
system to
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the owner or insured person, and
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(iii)
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arrange for the installation and update of the vehicle’s
operating
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment would ensure the manufacturer has made
every possible effort to inform the
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owner of the vehicle that a software update is needed
before liability is passed to the owner.
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Clause 4, page 3, line 36, at
end insert—
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“(7)
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The Secretary of State must by regulations establish a
system by which an
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automated vehicle may only be approved for driving itself
on public roads if all
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application software is up to date.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment would require the Government to introduce
regulations to establish a system that
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requires automated vehicle software to be up to date in
order for them to utilise automated
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functions on public roads.
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Clause 9, page 6, line 22, at
end insert—
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“(4)
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The Secretary of State must consult charge point
operators and vehicle
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manufacturers on the prescribed requirements for
connecting components (before
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regulations under subsection 9(1)(b) are made).”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment requires consultation with charge point
operators and vehicle manufacturers on
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the requirements for connecting components for the
charging of electric vehicles.
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Clause 10, page 6, line 34, at
end insert—
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“(2A)
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Regulations under subsection (1) must provide exemptions
for retailers and
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operators in instances where adhering to such regulations
would—
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(a)
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require an expansion of land, or
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(b)
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result in any other disproportionate costs for retailers
and operators.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment ensures that there are exemptions for
operators with limited forecourt space who
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are unable to accommodate public charging points without
an expansion of land and that retailers
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and operators do not incur disproportionate costs for
complying with regulations.
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Clause 10, page 6, line 36, at
end insert—
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“(4)
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The Secretary of State must publish, in draft, the
criteria and definition of “large
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fuel retailers” and “service area operators” at least six
months before regulations
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under subsection 10(3) are made.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment would require the Secretary of State to
consult on and publish criteria to be used
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for the definitions of “large fuel retailers” and
“service area operators”. This will make clear to
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the industry which kinds of companies are covered by
these regulations.
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Clause 12, page 7, line 29, after
“security” insert “and provide safeguards against
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment clarifies that smart charge points must
have measures in place to safeguard
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against the risk of being hacked.
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Clause 15, page 8, line 33, leave
out from “consult” to end and insert—
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(b)
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large fuel retailers and service area operators as
defined under section 10,
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(c)
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any other such persons as the Secretary of State
considers appropriate.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This amendment would require the Secretary of State to
consult specifically with the National
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Grid, large fuel retailers and service area operators
before introducing regulations.
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Clause 15, page 9, line 33, at
end insert—
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“(3A)
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Before making regulations under this Part, the Secretary
of State must consult the
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Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the
Northern Ireland Executive
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and have regard to their views.”
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To move the following Clause—
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“Automated vehicles and criminal liability
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(1)
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Where a road traffic offence is committed by an automated
vehicle which is
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driving itself, neither the owner of the vehicle nor the
occupant who would be
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deemed to be in charge of the vehicle, shall be liable
for the offence unless the
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following condition applies.
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(2)
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The condition is that the owner or occupant of the
vehicle knew, or ought
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reasonably to have known, before the journey began that
an offence was likely to
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To move the following Clause—
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“Access to driving log and recorded data
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(1)
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The Secretary of State must set out in regulations a
system for owning, recording,
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monitoring and accessing data produced by automated
vehicles.
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(2)
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These regulations must make provision for—
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(a)
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the format and content of the data recorded by automated
vehicles,
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(b)
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how such data may be shared between interested parties,
and
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(c)
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any limitation that should be placed on how that data can
be shared or
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(3)
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Where a statutory instrument contains the first
regulations made under this
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section, the instrument may not be made unless a draft of
it has been laid before
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Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.
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A statutory instrument containing regulation under this
section, that is not the first
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such regulation made under this section, is subject to
annulment in pursuance of
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a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
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To move the following Clause—
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“Strategy for encouraging uptake of electric vehicles
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The Secretary of State must, within 12 months, lay a
report before Parliament
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setting out a strategy to further encourage the uptake of
electric vehicles in the
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Secretary of State to
bring forward a broader Government
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strategy to address the issue of encouraging the uptake
of electric vehicles in the United Kingdom.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Air pollution and vehicle technology
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The Secretary of State must, within 12 months, lay a
report before Parliament
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setting out a strategy for using vehicle technologies,
including electric vehicles,
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to contribute to meeting Government ambitions relating to
air pollution and the
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UK’s climate change obligations.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Secretary of State to
bring forward a strategy for using vehicle
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technology to address the issue of air pollution in the
UK.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Review of regulations in Part 2
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(1)
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Within 12 months, and once in each 12 month period
thereafter, the Secretary of
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State must lay a report before Parliament on the
regulations made using powers
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granted in Part 2 of this Act.
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(2)
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The report must consider—
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(a)
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the effectiveness of the regulations,
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(b)
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the impact the regulations are having on public charge
point operators,
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(c)
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the impact the regulations are having on fuel retailers,
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(d)
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the impact the regulations are having on the National
Grid, and
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how the regulations are impacting on the uptake of
electric vehicles.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Secretary of State to
lay a report before Parliament each year
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assessing the effectiveness and impact of the regulations
in Part 2.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Licensing and accreditation scheme for technicians
working on automated
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(1)
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The Secretary of State must by regulations establish a
scheme for the licensing
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and accreditation of technicians working on automated and
electric vehicles.
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(2)
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The scheme must include details of—
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(a)
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which professional body will operate the licensing and
accreditation of
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(b)
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how the licensing and accreditation scheme will operate,
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(c)
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a minimum level of training for technicians working on
automated and
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(d)
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how a list of accredited individuals will be prepared and
kept up-to-date.
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(3)
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In this section “working on automated and electric
vehicles” includes isolating,
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inspecting, repairing and maintaining vehicles that are
listed under section 1 of
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Government to bring
forward regulations for technicians
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working on automated and electric vehicles in order to
ensure they are properly trained,
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accredited and licensed to carry out that work. This
would be regulated by a professional body
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who would operate a licensing scheme for those
technicians.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Cyber Security and hacking of automated and electric
vehicle
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The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of this Act
receiving Royal Assent,
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consult with such persons as the Secretary of State
considers appropriate on what
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steps will be required for the effective cyber security
of automated and electric
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vehicles to protect those vehicles against hacking.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Government to consult
on the risks of automated and electric
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vehicles being hacked and to ensure that measures are in
place to address this.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Consultation on the collection and use of data from
automated and electric
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The Secretary of State must consult with such persons as
the Secretary of State
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considers appropriate on the collection and use of data
from automated and
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electric vehicles. The consultation must address—
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(a)
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who is responsible for collecting data from automated and
electric
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vehicles and from any associated charging or network
infrastructure used
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(b)
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how the data is shared between different parties, and
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(c)
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any limitations on the use of such data.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Government to consult
on how that data should be handled, who
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should own the data and what it should be used for.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Updates to software and operation of automated vehicles
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The Secretary of State must bring forward regulations to
require that automated
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vehicles cannot operate in automated mode on public roads
unless the application
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software relating to the vehicle’s automated function is
up to date.”
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Government to introduce
regulations that require automated
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vehicles to be up to date in order for them to utilise
automated functions on public roads.
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To move the following Clause—
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(1)
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By September 2019, the Secretary of State must lay a
report before Parliament
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assessing the effectiveness of the system for defining
and insuring automated
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vehicles introduced by Part 1 of this Act.
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(2)
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The report must consider—
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(a)
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the impact on the insurance industry,
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(b)
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the impact on the cost of insurance premiums for
automated vehicles,
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(c)
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the impact on the uptake of automated vehicles, and
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(d)
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the levels of disagreement between manufacturers and
insurers on
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Member’s explanatory
statement
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This new clause would require the Government to lay a
report before Parliament assessing the
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effectiveness and impact of the system introduced in Part
1.
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To move the following Clause—
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“Approval of automated vehicle software
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(1)
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The Secretary of State must set out in regulations a
system for approving
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automated vehicle software.
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(2)
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These regulations must, in particular, make provision
for—
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(a)
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the criteria to be used in the approval process to
determine whether
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automated vehicle software is safe for use on roads or
other public places
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in Great Britain, including, but not limited to the way
in which the vehicle
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(i)
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deal with moral judgements, and
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(ii)
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transition between driving itself and being driven by a
person.
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