Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Road traffic legislation: use of vehicles in emergency response by NHS

Traffic Management Act 2004

2 In section 85 (prohibition of double parking etc), in subsection (3), for “for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes” substitute “—

(a) for fire brigade or police purposes, or

(b) for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service.

“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.”