§ Amendments made: No. 78, in page 21, line 46, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 22 and insert—
- '(a) a police vehicle, identifiable as such by writing or markings on it or otherwise by its appearance, if being used for police purposes;
- (b) an ambulance as defined in section 4(2) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971;
- (c) a fire engine as so defined;
- (d) a vehicle exempt from duty under that Act by virtue of—
- section 4(1)(g) of that Act (invalid carriages),
- section 4(1)(kb) of that Act (vehicles used for carriage of disabled persons by recognised bodies), or
- section 7(2) of that Act (vehicles used by or for purposes of disabled person).'.
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No. 79, in page 23, line 29, at end insert—
'() Those responsible for the design and construction of facilities for the collection of tolls, and those responsible for the collection of tolls at such facilities, shall have due regard to the need to avoid delaying the passage of such vehicles as are mentioned in section 34(2)(a), (b) or (c) (police vehicles, ambulances and fire engines).'.
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No. 80, in page 23, line 38, leave out
'may be necessary or convenient'
and insert 'are reasonably required'.—[Mr. Freeman.]