(1)Regulations may authorise the Secretary of State to grant a temporary exemption from a prohibition imposed by regulations under section 1(1), for the purpose of enabling an emergency or some other special need to be dealt with.
(2)The regulations may provide for a temporary exemption to be created by—
(a)giving a notice in writing to the operator to whom it relates, or
(b)publishing a notice specifying the class of operators to whom it relates.
(3)A notice given or published under subsection (2) must specify—
(a)the vehicle or class of vehicles to which it relates;
(b)the journeys to which it relates.