Part 1: Regulatory scheme for automated vehicles Chapter 2: Licensing of operators for vehicle use without user-in-charge Section 12: Power to establish operator licensing scheme
Subsection (1) provides power to the Secretary of State to make regulations to establish a licensing scheme for operators of no-user-in-charge (NUiC) vehicles (vehicles which only carry passengers or freight and do not need to have a driver or a user-in-charge). It enables the Secretary of State to place requirements on operators of NUiC vehicles, and to keep a register of operators.
	Subsection (2) sets out the definition of a no-use-in-charge journey. Subsection (3) sets out that a NUiC journey is regarded as being ‘overseen’ by a licensed operator if the operator is subject to a requirement to do so under licensing conditions.
	Subsections (4) and (5) require the Secretary of State to impose requirements which aim to ensure that a licensed NUiC operator should have general responsibility for detecting and resolving issues during a no-use-in-charge journey overseen by the operator.  Requirements must also be imposed which aim to ensure that a licensed NUiC operator is of good repute, good financial standing, and is competent.