SCHEDULES

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

Traffic Management Act 2004

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In section 86 (prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc), in subsection (4), 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.