The Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011

Amendment of road traffic regulations

4.  In the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989(1)—

(a) in regulation 3 (interpretation) in the Table after “Special equipment” in column (1) and the corresponding entry in column (2) insert, respectively—

““Special forces”	Those units of the home forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director.
“Special forces purposes”	The expression means, in relation to the use of a vehicle, the use of a vehicle by the special forces in response, or for training or practice in responding, to a national security emergency.”;

(b) in regulation 11 (colour of light shown by lamps and reflectors) in paragraph (2)(k) after “emergency vehicle” insert “or to a vehicle used for special forces purposes”;

(c) in regulation 13 (lamps to show a steady light) at the end of paragraph (2)(b) add “or a vehicle used for special forces purposes”; and

(d) in regulation 16 (restrictions on fitting blue warning beacons, special warning lamps and similar devices) after “emergency vehicle” insert “or a vehicle used for special forces purposes”.

(1)

S.I. 1989/1796, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.