Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 E+W+S Road traffic legislation: use of vehicles in emergency response by NHS

Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (S.I. 2002/3113) E+W+S

26 (1) Schedule 19 (bus stop and bus stand clearways and box junctions) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In paragraph 4 (bus stop and bus stand clearways)—

(a) in paragraph (a), omit “ambulance,”;

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aza) a vehicle being used for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service;”.

(3) In paragraph 9 (box junctions)—

(a) omit “ambulance,”;

(b) omit “, national blood service”.

(4) After paragraph 9 insert—

“10 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 in paragraph 7(1) or 8 would be likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used, then that prohibition shall not apply to the driver of the vehicle.”