Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 E+W+S Road traffic legislation: use of vehicles in emergency response by NHS

Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1796) E+W+S

11 (1) The Table in regulation 3(2) (which sets out the meaning of expressions used in the regulations) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In column 2, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “emergency vehicle”, omit “, ambulance”.

(3) In that definition, after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aza) a vehicle used for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service;”

(4) At the appropriate place insert—

“An NHS ambulance service

(a) an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services; (b) an NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services; (c) the Scottish Ambulance Service Board.”