32.—(1) —The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 15(1) after the words “paragraph (2)” insert “, (2A)”.
(3) After regulation 15(2) insert—
“(2A) As regards England and Wales, and so far as relating to the functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and which relate to reserved matters (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998), on an occasion where a vehicle is being used for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes and the observance of the requirement specified in paragraph (1) would be likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for those purposes then, instead of that requirement, the requirement conveyed by the sign in question shall be that the vehicle shall not proceed beyond that sign in such a manner or at such a time as to be likely to endanger any person.”.
(4) After regulation 26(5)(b) insert—
“(ba)as regards England and Wales, and so far as relating to the functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and which relate to reserved matters (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998), to a vehicle for the time being used for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes;”.
(5) After regulation 27(3)(c) insert—
“or (d) as regards England and Wales, and so far as relating to the functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and which relate to reserved matters (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998), when the vehicle is being used for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes.”.
(6) In regulation 36(1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after the words “sub-paragraph (b)” insert “and sub-paragraph (ba)”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)as regards England and Wales, and so far as relating to the functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and which relate to reserved matters (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998), when a vehicle is being used for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes and the observance of the prohibition conveyed by the red signal in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) would be likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for those purposes, then sub-paragraph (a) shall not apply to the vehicle, and the red signal shall convey the prohibition that that vehicle shall not proceed beyond the stop line in a manner or at a time likely to endanger any person or to cause the driver of any vehicle proceeding in accordance with the indications of light signals operating in association with the signals displaying the red signal to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident;”.
(7) In Schedule 19, after paragraph 4(1)(a) insert—
“(aa)as regards England and Wales, and so far as relating to the functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency which are exercisable in or as regards Scotland and which relate to reserved matters (within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998), a vehicle being used for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes;”.
S.I. 2002/3113, as amended by S.I. 2004/3168 (in relation to England), S.S.I. 2005/344 (in relation to Scotland) and S.I. 2005/2929 (in relation to Wales).