{"id":"sr:transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026","name":"Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026","slug":"transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184024,"registerId":"vic-sr:transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026**\n\n**S.R. No. 10/2026**\n\nVersion as at  \n18 February 2026\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definitions 1\n\nPart 2—Category A standards 3\n\n5 Category A standards 3\n\n6 Category A vehicles 3\n\n7 Cognitive reaction testing 7\n\n8 Drug and alcohol messaging 8\n\n9 Parking 9\n\n10 Maintenance plans 9\n\n11 Public liability insurance and third party insurance 10\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 11\n\n1 General information 11\n\n2 Table of Amendments 13\n\n3 Explanatory details 14\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026**\n\n**S.R. No. 10/2026**\n\nVersion as at  \n18 February 2026\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe matters relating to vehicle sharing schemes for the purposes of Part VIA of the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under sections 207O and 256 of the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 18 February 2026.\n\n\t4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***alcohol interlock condition*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**;\n\n***approved bicycle helmet*** has the same meaning as in the Road Rules;\n\n***behaviour change program*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**;\n\n***driver licence*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**;\n\n***low-beam*** has the same meaning as in the Road Rules;\n\n***metropolitan Melbourne*** has the same meaning as in the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**;\n\n***Road Rules*** means the Road Safety Road Rules 2017[[1]](#endnote-2);\n\n***the Act***  means the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**.\n\nPart 2—Category A standards\n\n\t5 Category A standards\n\nFor the purposes of the definition of ***category A standards*** in section 205 of the Act, the standards and requirements set out in this Part are prescribed.\n\n\t6 Category A vehicles\n\n(1) It is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that each category A vehicle made available for hire under the scheme—\n\n(a) has at least one effective brake; and\n\n(b) has a bell, horn or similar warning device in working order; and\n\n(c) has a flashing or steady white light that—\n\n(i) is permanently activated or is automatically activated in low light; and\n\n(ii) is clearly visible, when activated, for at least 200 metres from the front of the vehicle; and\n\n(d) has a flashing or steady red light that—\n\n(i) is permanently activated or is automatically activated in low light; and\n\n(ii) is clearly visible, when activated, for at least 200 metres from the rear of the vehicle; and\n\n(e) has a red reflector that is clearly visible for at least 50 metres from the rear of the vehicle when light is projected onto it by a vehicle's headlight on low-beam; and\n\n(f) has a helmet lock; and\n\n(g) is able to detect when an approved bicycle helmet is attached to the vehicle; and\n\n(h) is only made available for hire when there is an approved bicycle helmet attached to the vehicle; and\n\n(i) is able to stand upright by itself; and\n\n(j) displays a unique identification number that is clearly visible for at least 5 metres from the front, rear or side of the vehicle; and\n\n(k) displays clear identification of the approved category A scheme operator; and\n\n**Example**\n\nA company name or logo.\n\n(l) displays contact information, including a telephone number, for the approved category A scheme operator; and\n\n(m) has technological features (comprised of a combination of hardware and software) that—\n\n(i) enable an audio alert or instructions to be provided to a rider; and\n\n(ii) prevent the vehicle from being hired unless an approved bicycle helmet is attached to it; and\n\n(iii) prevent the vehicle from being ridden unless—\n\n(A) an approved bicycle helmet is detached from it; or\n\n(B) the approved category A scheme operator is able to verify that the hirer is wearing their own approved bicycle  helmet; and\n\n(iv) detect if the vehicle has fallen over and provide an alert to the approved category A vehicle operator; and\n\n(v) detect the geographical location of the vehicle and provide alerts, execute actions or apply restrictions based on that location; and\n\n(vi) do the following, gradually and in succession, if the vehicle is detected outside the municipal district in which it may be hired in accordance with an authorising agreement—\n\n(A) play an audio alert;\n\n(B) slow the vehicle;\n\n(C) stop the vehicle;\n\n(D) prevent a rider from ending the hiring of the vehicle.\n\n(2) It is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that each electric scooter made available for hire under the scheme displays information about—\n\n(a) section 49 of the **Road Safety Act 1986** (Offences involving alcohol or other drugs); and\n\n(b) the following provisions of the Road Rules—\n\n(i) rule 256 (Bicycle helmets);\n\n(ii) rule 262C (Riding electric scooters on a footpath);\n\n(iii) rule 262H (Carrying people on electric scooter).\n\n(3) It is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that each electric scooter made available for hire under the scheme complies with—\n\n(a) AS/NZS 60335.2.114:2023 Household and similar electrical appliances—Safety—Part 2.114: Particular requirements for Personal‑e-Transporters, as amended from time to time; or\n\n(b) BS EN 17128:2020 Light motorized vehicles for the transportation of persons and goods and related facilities and not subject to type‑approval for on-road use—Personal light electric vehicles (PLEV)—Requirements and test methods,  as amended from time to time; or\n\n(c) ANSI/CAN/UL 2272:2016 Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices, as amended from time to time; or\n\n(d) ANSI/CAN/UL 2272:2024 Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices, as amended from time to time; or\n\n(e) in respect of any battery in the electric scooter—\n\n(i) ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 2271:2018  Batteries for Use In Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications, as amended from time to time; or\n\n(ii) ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 2271:2023 Batteries for Use In Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications, as amended from time to time.\n\n(4) It is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme operated in metropolitan Melbourne that each category A vehicle made available for hire under the scheme has technological features (comprised of a combination of hardware and software) that—\n\n(a) detect whether the vehicle is on a footpath; and\n\n(b) can be used to do the following, gradually and in succession, if the vehicle is detected to be on a footpath—\n\n(i) play an audio alert;\n\n(ii) slow the vehicle;\n\n(iii) stop the vehicle; and\n\n(c) determine where the vehicle has been parked after its period of hire; and\n\n(d) can be used to prevent a rider from ending the hiring of the vehicle outside a specific area.\n\n\t7 Cognitive reaction testing\n\n(1) It is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that the scheme includes a cognitive reaction test for any person who is attempting to hire a category A vehicle under the scheme—\n\n(a) before 5 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on a weekday; or\n\n(b) before 5 a.m. or after 3 p.m. on a Saturday or Sunday.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the cognitive reaction test must be provided on a software application that—\n\n(a) prevents the person from hiring the vehicle unless the person passes the cognitive reaction test; and\n\n(b) provides the person with the following information if the person fails the cognitive reaction test for the first time—\n\n(i) that the person should not ride the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug;\n\n(ii) that the person may make one more attempt to pass the test after 60 seconds;\n\n(iii) that failure to pass the test on the second attempt will result in the person being locked out of the software application; and\n\n(c) locks the person out of the software application for a period of at least 4 hours if the person fails the cognitive reaction test for the second time.\n\n\t8 Drug and alcohol messaging\n\nIt is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that the scheme includes a software application that—\n\n(a) provides a person who is attempting to hire a category A vehicle under the scheme with the following information—\n\n(i) if the vehicle is an electric scooter, that the provisions of the **Road Safety Act 1986** in relation to drink-driving and drug-driving apply to a rider of an electric scooter on a road or road related area;\n\n(ii) that the potential consequences of being found guilty of an offence against section 49 of the **Road Safety Act 1986** include the following—\n\n(A) cancellation of the person's driver licence;\n\n(B) liability to a significant fine;\n\n(C) the requirement to complete a behaviour change program;\n\n(D) imposition of an alcohol interlock condition on the person's driver licence;\n\n(E) the requirement to have zero concentration of alcohol present in the person's blood or breath, while driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle, during a period of at least 3 years; and\n\n(b) prevents the person from hiring the vehicle unless the person confirms on the software application—\n\n(i) that they have read and understood the information provided by the software application; and\n\n(ii) that they are fit to ride the vehicle.\n\n\t9 Parking\n\nIt is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme operated in metropolitan Melbourne that the approved category A scheme operator is able to determine whether a category A vehicle made available for hire under the scheme has been parked after its period of hire in accordance with the conditions of hire.\n\n\t10 Maintenance plans\n\nIt is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that the scheme includes a maintenance plan that sets out the way in which—\n\n(a) category A vehicles made available for hire under the scheme are to be inspected and serviced; and\n\n(b) the scheme's operational capabilities are to be maintained.\n\n\t11 Public liability insurance and third party insurance\n\n(1) It is a requirement for a category A vehicle sharing scheme that the scheme includes—\n\n(a) insurance for any liability of the approved category A scheme operator in respect of any injury or damage arising from the use of a category A vehicle under the scheme (including injury to a rider of a category A vehicle under the scheme); and\n\n(b) insurance for any liability of a rider of a category A vehicle under the scheme (being a rider who is at least 16 years of age) in respect of any injury or damage arising from the rider's use of the vehicle under the scheme, irrespective of whether or not the rider is found guilty of an offence against or contravenes a provision of—\n\n(i) the **Road Safety Act 1986**; or\n\n(ii) the regulations made under that Act; or\n\n(iii) the Road Rules.\n\n(2) The limit of liability for the insurance specified in subregulation (1)(a) must be at least $20 000 000.\n\n(3) The limit of liability for the insurance specified in subregulation (1)(b) must be at least $1 000 000.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026, S.R. No. 10/2026 were made on 17 February 2026 by the Governor in Council under sections 207O and 256 of the **Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983**, No. 9921/1983 and came into operation on 18 February 2026: regulation 3.\n\nThe Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 17 February 2036 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Vehicle Sharing Schemes) Regulations 2026 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4 def. of ***Road Rules***: S.R. No. 41/2017 as amended by S.R. Nos 6/2018, 87/2018, 88/2018, 96/2019, 121/2019, 153/2019, 121/2020, 35/2021, 111/2021, 135/2021, 30/2022, 38/2022, 7/2023, 22/2023, 101/2024, 21/2025, 67/2025 and 102/2025.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter**\n\n  The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter was included in S.R. No. 10/2026 in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2024.\n\n    | **Statutory rule provision** | **Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document** | **Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document** |\n    | --- | --- | --- |\n    | Regulation 6(3)(a) | AS/NZS 60335.2.114:2023 Household and similar electrical appliances—Safety—Part 2.114: Particular requirements for Personal-e‑Transporters, as published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 1 December 2023 | The whole |\n    | Regulation 6(3)(b) | BS EN 17128:2020 Light motorized vehicles for the transportation of persons and goods and related facilities and not subject to type-approval for on-road use—Personal light electric vehicles (PLEV)—Requirements and test methods, as published by BSI Standards Ltd on 31 October 2020 | The whole |\n    | **Statutory rule provision** | **Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document** | **Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document** |\n    | --- | --- | --- |\n    | Regulation 6(3)(c) | ANSI/CAN/UL 2272:2016 Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices, as published by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on 25 February 2019 | The whole |\n    | Regulation 6(3)(d) | ANSI/CAN/UL 2272:2024 Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility Devices, as published by ULSE Inc. on 19 April 2024 | The whole |\n    | Regulation 6(3)(e)(i) | ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 2271:2018 Batteries for Use In Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications, as published by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on 7 September 2018 | The whole |\n    | Regulation 6(3)(e)(ii) | ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 2271:2023 Batteries for Use In Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications, as published by ULSE Inc. on 14 September 2023 | The whole |\n\n   [↑](#endnote-ref-2)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original version of the regulations (Version No. 001, no amendments listed). The scope aligns with the stated objective of prescribing matters for Part VIA of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 regarding vehicle sharing schemes. The detailed technical requirements, while extensive, fall within the expected scope of safety regulations for this emerging transport mode."},"complexity_factors":["11 regulations total with straightforward structure, but nested subparagraphs in Regulation 6 create density (6(1)(m)(vi)(A)-(D) is four levels deep)","Multiple external standards incorporated by reference (6 different AS/NZS, BS EN, and ANSI/CAN/UL standards for electrical safety and batteries)","Conditional logic for cognitive testing based on time-of-day and day-of-week (Regulation 7)","Geographic differentiation between metropolitan Melbourne and other areas (Regulations 6(4) and 9 only apply in metro Melbourne)","Cross-references to 4 other Acts (Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983, Road Safety Act 1986, Planning and Environment Act 1987, plus Road Rules)","Defined terms section imports meanings from other legislation rather than defining locally"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set the safety and operational rules for **Category A vehicle sharing schemes** in Victoria—specifically, hire schemes for electric scooters and similar small vehicles (like e-bikes). They prescribe the technical standards that operators must meet to get and keep their approval to run these schemes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Scheme operators** (companies like Lime, Neuron, etc.)—they must comply with detailed vehicle specifications, insurance requirements, and app-based safety features\n- **Riders**—they face new pre-ride checks, especially at night and on weekends, and must acknowledge drink/drug-driving laws apply to them\n- **Local councils**—the regulations reference \"authorising agreements\" which are likely contracts between operators and councils\n\n**Key requirements:**\n\n- **Vehicle specs:** Lights, brakes, bells, helmet locks, unique IDs, and self-righting capability\n- **Smart tech:** GPS tracking, geofencing (automatic slow-down/stop if leaving approved areas), footpath detection in metro Melbourne, fall detection, and helmet verification systems\n- **Safety checks:** \"Cognitive reaction tests\" (quick reflex/coordination tests via app) required for late-night/early-morning hires (before 5am or after 8pm weekdays; before 5am or after 3pm weekends)\n- **Insurance:** Operators need $20 million public liability cover; riders get $1 million third-party cover even if they break road rules\n- **Compliance standards:** Electric scooters must meet specific Australian, British, or North American safety standards for electrical systems and batteries\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is Victoria's attempt to make e-scooter sharing safer after trials showed problems with drink-riding, footpath riding, and parking chaos. The \"cognitive reaction test\" is a novel harm-reduction measure—essentially a sobriety check via smartphone. The regulations also push operators to use technology to enforce rules automatically (slowing scooters on footpaths, preventing hires without helmets) rather than relying on rider compliance alone."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be meaningfully assessed as the document contains only version history and metadata with no substantive provisions. The title is consistent with a targeted, specific-purpose instrument focused on vehicle sharing schemes, suggesting no obvious scope drift from its stated intent — but this is based solely on the title, not actual content."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains no substantive legislative content — only metadata, version history headers, and status labels","No operative provisions, definitions, penalties, or obligations are present to analyse","The title suggests the regulation sits within a layered legislative framework (regulations made under a parent Act), which typically adds interpretive complexity, but this cannot be assessed from the available text","Vehicle sharing scheme regulation is an emerging and technically complex area of law, but that complexity is not reflected in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"## Vehicle Sharing Schemes Regulations 2026\n\n**What is this?**\nThis is a set of regulations (legally binding rules) made under Victoria's transport compliance laws, specifically targeting **vehicle sharing schemes** — services like car-share programs, e-scooter rentals, or bike-share networks.\n\n**Who does it affect?**\nPotentially operators of shared vehicle services and users of those services in Victoria.\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nVehicle sharing schemes have grown significantly in Australian cities. Regulations like these typically govern things like operator licensing, safety standards, parking rules, and user responsibilities.\n\n**⚠️ Important caveat:**\nThe document provided contains almost no actual substantive content — it appears to be a metadata shell or version history record only. The regulation exists (Statutory Rule 10/2026) but the actual operative rules, rights, and obligations are **not visible in the text provided**. No meaningful legal analysis of the regulation's actual effect on individuals or businesses is possible from this document alone."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations implement and prescribe technical, operational and insurance requirements for category A vehicle‑sharing schemes under Part VIA of the Act. They do not, within the instrument itself, expand or narrow the statutory scope of which schemes fall under Part VIA; they set detailed standards and metro-specific obligations for schemes already captured by that Part."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple statutes and instruments (Transport Act Part VIA; Road Safety Act 1986; Road Rules) requiring integrated legal interpretation (regs 1, 4, 6(2)).","Incorporation of external technical standards (AS/NZS 60335.2.114:2023; BS EN 17128:2020; ANSI/CAN/UL 2272:2016/2024; ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 2271:2018/2023) that import detailed, evolving technical obligations (reg 6(3); Explanatory Table).","Detailed device performance and sequential-control requirements (helmet detection/enforcement, permanent/automatic lights, audio alerts, fall detection, geo‑fencing that can gradually alert, slow, stop and prevent end-of-hire) creating technical implementation and testing complexity (reg 6(1)(g)-(m), 6(1)(m)(vi)).","Precise measurable visibility standards for lights, reflectors and identification (200m, 50m, 5m) that impose exacting manufacturing and compliance measurement tasks (reg 6(1)(c)-(e),(j)).","Location- and time-specific duties (metropolitan Melbourne footpath detection and parking enforcement; cognitive tests at specified hours/days) adding operational variability by geography and schedule (regs 6(4), 7, 9).","Behavioural-control software obligations (cognitive reaction tests with staged lockouts, mandatory drug/alcohol messaging and user confirmations) which create both user-experience and compliance‑monitoring burdens (regs 7–8).","High insurance minima and dual coverage responsibilities (operator liability $20,000,000; rider liability $1,000,000) raising direct cost and risk-transfer considerations for operators (reg 11).","Maintenance-plan and parking-determination requirements that require substantive operational systems but leave detailed standards and administrative processes unspecified, creating implementation and enforcement discretion (regs 9–10)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** These Regulations set technical, safety, insurance and operational rules for 'category A' vehicle‑sharing schemes (primarily electric scooters and similar). They require operators to install helmet locks and detectors, specified lights and reflectors, audio alerts, geo‑fencing that can slow or stop vehicles, cognitive‑reaction tests at certain hours, drug/alcohol warnings, parking checks, maintenance plans and minimum insurance. Operators pay to implement and run these systems, decide how to meet the technical standards, and use software controls (lockouts, progressive slowing/stopping) to enforce rider behaviour."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026","history":"/api/acts/transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/transport-compliance-and-miscellaneous-vehicle-sharing-schemes-regulations-2026/documents"}}