Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/section/87/2012-02-14?timeline=true
Timestamp: 2019-10-16 11:38:29
Document Index: 537320498

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Point in Time (14/02/2012)
Point in time view as at 14/02/2012. There are multiple prospective versions of this provision on screen.These apply to different geographical extents.This version of this provision has been superseded.
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Section 87 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 October 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
87 Exemption of fire brigade, ambulance and police vehicles from speed limits.E+W
[F1(1)]No statutory provision imposing a speed limit on motor vehicles shall apply to any vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for [F2fire and rescue authority], ambulance or police purposes, if the observance of that provision would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion.
[F3(2)Subsection (1) above applies in relation to a vehicle being used—
(a)for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes, or
(b)for training persons to drive vehicles for use for Serious Organised Crime Agency purposes,
(3)But (except where it is being used for training the person by whom it is being driven) subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to a vehicle by virtue of subsection (2) above unless it is being driven by a person who has been trained in driving vehicles at high speeds.]
F1S. 87 renumbered (E.W.) (1.1.2006) as s. 87(1) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 178, Sch. 4 para. 42(2); S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(l)
F2Words in s. 87 substituted (E.W.) (1.10.2004 for E., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), ss. 53, 61, Sch. 1 para. 55; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 3); S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2
F3S. 87(2)(3) added (E.W.) (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 178, Sch. 4 para. 42(3); S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(l)
87 Exemption of fire brigade, ambulance and police vehicles from speed limits.S
No statutory provision imposing a speed limit on motor vehicles shall apply to any vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes [F4or for or in connection with the exercise of any function of a relevant authority (as defined in section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5))], if the observance of that provision would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion.
F4Words in s. 87 inserted (S.) (2.8.2005) by Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), ss. 89(1), 90, Sch. 3 para. 12; S.S.I. 2005/392, art. 2