Section 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).
In subsection (1)—
in paragraph (a), omit ", for ambulance purposes";
after 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;
in paragraph (c), after "paragraph (a)" insert ." , (aa) "
After subsection (1) insert—
If 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.
After subsection (1) insert—
Schedule 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.