http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/20/section/50Deregulation Act 2015An Act to make provision for the reduction of burdens resulting from legislation for businesses or other organisations or for individuals; make provision for the repeal of legislation which no longer has practical use; make provision about the exercise of regulatory functions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2021-05-04Expert Participation2020-12-01 <Emphasis>Transport</Emphasis>Road traffic legislation: use of vehicles in emergency response by <Acronym Expansion="National Health Service">NHS</Acronym>501Section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (exemptions from speed limits), as substituted by section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006, is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).2In subsection (1)—ain paragraph (a), omit “, for ambulance purposes”;bafter paragraph (a) insert—aait is being used for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service;cin paragraph (c), after “paragraph (a)” insert “ , (aa) ”.3After subsection (1) insert—1AIn subsection (1)(aa), “an NHS ambulance service” means—aan NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;ban NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;cthe Scottish Ambulance Service Board.4If this section comes into force before section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006, section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as it has effect until section 19 comes into force) is amended as follows.5After subsection (1) insert—1ASubsection (1) above applies in relation to a vehicle that, although not being used for ambulance purposes, is being used for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service.1BIn subsection (1A), “an NHS ambulance service” means—aan NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;ban NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;cthe Scottish Ambulance Service Board.6Schedule 9 makes further amendments to road traffic legislation in connection with the use of vehicles in the provision of an emergency response by the NHS.
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