The Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 was passed on 6 June

The Self-contained Motor Vehicles Act amends the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006, establishing the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board as the regulator of the self-contained vehicle regulatory system.

The Board’s role will include appointing certification authorities (individuals and organisations who will offer self-containment certification services), setting guidance on regulations to be made by the Government, and establishing and maintaining the national register of self-contained vehicles. 

The Board will be operational in its role at the time the relevant provisions in the  Act come into force (likely 7 December 2023) and will be able to accept applications from certification authorities then.