58In section 124 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123), in subsection (2), after “section—” there shall be inserted—
““chief officer of police” includes the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Director General of the National Crime Squad;
“police authority” includes the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad;
“police force” includes the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad;”.
59In section 144 (exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance or security), after subsection (2)(b) there shall be inserted—
“(ba)to a vehicle owned by the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, at a time when it is being driven under the owner’s control, or to a vehicle at a time when it is being driven for the purposes of the body maintained by such an Authority by or under the direction of a constable, or by a person employed by such an Authority;”.