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THE AUTOMATED and ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACT 2018
CHAPTER 18 [19th July 2018]
PART 1 Automated vehicles: liability of insurers etc.
6 Application of enactments
(1) Any damage for which a person is liable under section 2 is treated as if it had been caused —
(a) for the purposes of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, by that person’s wrongful act, neglect or default;
(b) for the purposes of sections 3 to 6 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7) (rights of relatives of a deceased), by that person’s act or omission;
(c) for the purposes of Part 2 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (damages for personal injuries, etc Scotland), by an act or omission giving rise to liability in that person to pay damages.
(2) Section 1 of the Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act”) has effect for the purposes of section 2 of this Act —
(a) as if a person were answerable to a child in respect of an accident caused by an automated vehicle when driving itself if the person
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(i) is or has been liable under section 2 in respect of any effect of the accident on a parent of the child, or
(ii) would be so liable if the accident caused a parent of the child to suffer damage;
(b) as if the provisions of this Part relating to liability under section 2 applied in relation to liability by virtue of paragraph (a) above under section 1 of the 1976 Act;
(c) as if subsection (6) of section 1 of the 1976 Act (exclusion of liability) were omitted.
(3) For the purposes of section 3(1), the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 and section 5 of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (contributory negligence) have effect as if the behaviour of the automated vehicle were the fault of the person made liable for the damage by section 2 of this Act.
(4) Liability under section 2 is treated as liability in tort or, in Scotland, delict for the purposes of any enactment conferring jurisdiction on a court with respect to any matter.
(5) An insurer or vehicle owner who has a right of action against a person by virtue of section 5 does not have a right to recover contribution from that person under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 or under section 3 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940.
THE AUTOMATED and ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACT 2018
Introductory Text
PART 1 Automated vehicles: liability of insurers etc
1. Listing of automated vehicles by the Secretary of State
2. Liability of insurers etc where accident caused by automated vehicle
3. Contributory negligence etc
4.
Accident resulting from unauthorised software alterations or failure to update software
5. Right of insurer etc to claim against person responsible for accident
6. Application of enactments
7. Report by Secretary of State on operation of this Part
8. Interpretation
PART 2 Electric vehicles: charging
Introductory
- 9. Definitions
Requirements and prohibitions
10. Public charging or refuelling points: access, standards and connection
11. Large fuel retailers etc: provision of public charging or refuelling points
12. Duty to consider making regulations under section 11(1)(a) on request by elected mayor
13. Information for users of public charging or refuelling points
14. Transmission of data relating to charge points
15. Smart charge points
General and supplementary
16. Enforcement
17. Exceptions
18. Regulations
19. Report by Secretary of State on operation of this Part
PART 3 Miscellaneous and general
20. Minor and consequential amendments
21. Commencement
22. Extent
23. Short title
SCHEDULE MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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