6(1)An ambulance is an exempt vehicle.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)“ambulance” means a vehicle which—
(a)is constructed or adapted for, and used for no purpose other than, the carriage of sick, injured or disabled people to or from welfare centres or places where medical or dental treatment is given, and
(b)is readily identifiable as a vehicle used for the carriage of such people by being marked “Ambulance” on both sides.
7A vehicle is an exempt vehicle when it is being used or kept on a road by—
(a)a health service body (as defined in section 60(7) of the [1990 c. 19.] National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990) or a health and social services body (as defined in Article 7(6) of the [S.I. 1991/194 (N.I.1).] Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991), or
(b)a National Health Service trust established under Part I of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 or the [1978 c. 29.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or a Health and Social Services Trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
8A vehicle which is made available by the Secretary of State—
(a)to a person, body or local authority under section 23 or 26 of the [1977 c. 49.] National Health Service Act 1977, or
(b)to a local authority, education authority or voluntary organisation in Scotland under section 15 or 16 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
and which is used in accordance with the terms on which it is so made available is an exempt vehicle.
9(1)A veterinary ambulance is an exempt vehicle.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)“veterinary ambulance” means a vehicle which—
(a)is used for no purpose other than the carriage of sick or injured animals to or from places where veterinary treatment is given, and
(b)is readily identifiable as a vehicle used for the carriage of such animals by being marked “Veterinary Ambulance” on both sides.