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Schedule 4

of Electric Vehicles Charging (Electric Vehicle Chargers) Regulations 2023

Schedule 4

Prescribed permissible way or circumstancein which EV charger is used

FOURTH SCHEDULERegulation 26Prescribed permissible way or circumstancein which EV charger is used

1. An EV charger is used with a detachable cable that is provided with the homologated model of the EV charger, or with a replacement detachable cable of the same model so provided.

2. An EV charger is used where all of the following circumstances apply:

(a)

there is no visible dent, damage, corrosion or rust on any enclosure for the EV charger;

(b)

there is no insect inside the EV charger;

(c)

every opening or vent for the EV charger is unobstructed;

(d)

there is no visible rust on any detachable part of the EV charger, or any visible sign that any detachable part of the EV charger is loose or otherwise at risk of falling off;

(e)

there is no visible moisture, waterlogging or burnt mark on the EV charger and its charging pins;

(f)

if the EV charger is mounted to any floor or wall, the floor or wall mounting (as the case may be) is rigid and strong.

3. An EV charger is used without an adaptor fitted between the vehicle connector that is part of the EV charger and the electric vehicle inlet.

4. An EV charger is used with a charging cable to charge the battery of an electric vehicle, only if the charging cable is not permanently affixed to that electric vehicle.

5. An EV charger is powered by a connection to an electrical installation during the period in which the battery of an electric vehicle is being charged by the EV charger. 6. A non‑fixed EV charger is used without any extension cord, adaptor or portable socket outlet.

7. A non‑fixed EV charger is connected to a switch socket outlet that is compatible with the plug of the EV charger, and that plug is provided with the homologated model of the EV charger or is a replacement plug of the same model so provided.8.—

(1)

A non‑fixed EV charger is connected to a dedicated switch socket outlet that is equipped with a dedicated residual circuit device.(2) In sub‑paragraph (1), “residual circuit device”, in relation to a non‑fixed EV charger, means a device intended for use with the non‑fixed EV charger for the purposes of —

(a)

detecting any residual alternating current and any residual direct current flowing through the electrical circuit when the EV charger is connected to electrical supply; and

(b)

disconnecting the electrical circuit upon the detection of any residual alternating current or residual direct current mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) to minimise the risk of any damage to the EV charger, or any person suffering from any electric shock.

9. An EV charger is used with an adaptor fitted between the socket outlet that is part of an EV charger and the plug of the EV charger’s detachable cable, where the adaptor and detachable cable are provided with the homologated model of that EV charger or are replacements of the same respective models so provided.

10. If an EV charger has to be used with a liquid coolant, the EV charger is used with a type of liquid coolant approved by the manufacturer of the EV charger.

11. An EV charger is used to charge an electric vehicle parked within a restricted access location when the entirety of the EV charger is situated within the same restricted access location on which the electric vehicle is parked. 12.—

(1)

Where an electric vehicle is parked on any motor vehicle parking facility situated on any residential land, the EV charger is used to charge a battery of the electric vehicle only if —

(a)

the battery is not detached from the electric vehicle; and

(b)

the EV charger is connected to the electric vehicle inlet of the electric vehicle for the purpose of charging the battery.(2) Sub‑paragraph (1) does not apply to a battery charge and swap station that is —

(a)

accessible to the general public; or (b)situated on any common property of any residential land. (3) In this paragraph —“motor vehicle parking facility” means —

(a)

a parking place within the meaning of section 2 of the Parking Places Act 1974; (b)a private parking place within the meaning of section 2 of the Parking Places Act 1974; or

(c)

a restricted access location; “residential land” means —

(a)

any land zoned solely for residential purposes; or

(b)

where any land is zoned for mixed purposes, one of which is residential purposes — any part of that land zoned for residential purposes; “zoned”, in relation to any land, means the zoning of the land in the Master Plan within the meaning of section 6 of the Planning Act 1998.

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