15E+W+SThe Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997 are amended as follows.
16E+W+SIn regulation 3(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert—
““an NHS ambulance service” means—
(a)an NHS trust or NHS foundation trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;
(b)an NHS trust established under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 which has a function of providing ambulance services;
(c)the Scottish Ambulance Service Board;”.
17(1)Regulation 12 (significance of vehicular light signals at Pelican crossings) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraph (1)(e), omit “, ambulance, national blood service”.
(3)After paragraph (1)(e) insert—
“(eza)when a vehicle is being used for ambulance or national blood service purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service and the observance of the prohibition conveyed by the steady amber or the red signal in accordance with sub-paragraph (c) or (d) would be likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used, then those sub-paragraphs shall not apply to the vehicle, and the steady amber and the red signal shall each convey the information that the vehicle may proceed beyond the stop line if the driver—
(i)accords precedence to any pedestrian who is on that part of the carriageway which lies within the limits of the crossing or on a central reservation which lies between two crossings which do not form part of a system of staggered crossings; and
(ii)does not proceed in a manner or at a time likely to endanger any person or any vehicle approaching or waiting at the crossing, or to cause the driver of any such vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident;”.
18(1)Regulation 13 (significance of vehicular light signals at Puffin crossings) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraph (1)(f), omit “, ambulance, national blood service”.
(3)After paragraph (1)(f) insert—
“(fa)when a vehicle is being used for ambulance or national blood service purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service and the observance of the prohibition conveyed by the amber, red or red-with-amber signal in accordance with sub-paragraph (c), (d) or (e) would be likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used, then those sub-paragraphs shall not apply to the vehicle, and the red signal, red-with-amber and amber signals shall each convey the information that the vehicle may proceed beyond the stop line if the driver—
(i)accords precedence to any pedestrian who is on that part of the carriageway which lies within the limits of the crossing or on a central reservation which lies between two crossings which do not form part of a system of staggered crossings; and
(ii)does not proceed in a manner or at a time likely to endanger any person or any vehicle approaching or waiting at the crossing, or to cause the driver of any such vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident;”.
19(1)Regulation 21 (stopping in controlled areas) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In paragraph (c), omit “, ambulance”.
(3)After paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)when the vehicle 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; or”.