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Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018

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1Listing of automated vehicles by the Secretary of State

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(1)The Secretary of State must prepare, and keep up to date, a list of all motor vehicles that—

(a)are in the Secretary of State’s opinion designed or adapted to be capable, in at least some circumstances or situations, of safely driving themselves, and

(b)may lawfully be used when driving themselves, in at least some circumstances or situations, on roads or other public places in Great Britain.

(2)The list may identify vehicles—

(a)by type,

(b)by reference to information recorded in a registration document issued under regulations made under section 22 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, or

(c)in some other way.

(3)The Secretary of State must publish the list when it is first prepared and each time it is revised.

(4)In this Part “automated vehicle” means a vehicle listed under this section.

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