17Exceptions for emergency vehicles

17 Exceptions for emergency vehicles

17 Exceptions for emergency vehicles

(1) A provision of this Regulation concerning vehicles or drivers of vehicles does not apply to or in respect of an emergency vehicle if—

(a) in the circumstances the driver is taking reasonable care and it is reasonable that the provision should not apply, and

(b) in the case of a moving emergency vehicle—the emergency vehicle is displaying a flashing light or sounding an alarm.

(2) Subclause (1)(b) does not apply if, in the circumstances, it is reasonable for the emergency vehicle—

(a) not to display the light or sound the alarm, or

(b) not to be equipped with a flashing light or an alarm.

(3) In this clause, emergency vehicle means a vehicle driven by a person who is—

(a) a police officer acting in the course of the person’s duties as a police officer, or

(b) a member of the Ambulance Service rendering or providing emergency transport for sick or injured persons, or

(c) a member of a fire brigade providing transport in the course of an emergency, or

(d) a ranger acting in the course of the person’s duties as a ranger, or

(e) an authorised person acting in the course of the person’s duties as an authorised person.