
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Road User Charging (Exemption from Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 23rd December 2004.
2 
In these Regulations “the 1994 Act” means the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994
3 
Any charging scheme made by a charging authority or charging authorities (acting jointly) shall–
(a) subject to paragraph (c), contain provision exempting from the charge any vehicle of the description specified in the Schedule to these Regulations;
(b) provide for such further exemptions from charges or for the application of reduced rates as the charging authority consider appropriate; and
(c) contain provision relating to the registration for exemption of any vehicle exempted from the charge under paragraph (a) or (b).
NICOL STEPHEN
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
1st December 2004
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3
1 
Any vehicle being used in the discharge of the functions of a fire authority within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1947.
2 
Any vehicle belonging to, and being used for the purposes of, a police force for any police area within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, and any other vehicle being used by a police officer acting in the execution of his duty.
3 
Any ambulance within the meaning of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1994 Act or other means of transport as are provided under section 45 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
4 
Any vehicle belonging to Her Majesty’s Coastguard and being used as an emergency vehicle in the exercise of the role of Her Majesty’s Coastguard as announced by the Under Secretary of State for Transport on 9th March 1992.
5 
Any vehicle displaying a badge issued under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 or which could be treated as if it were a badge so issued by virtue of regulations made under that section and conveying, either as driver or passenger, a disabled person in respect of whom a badge under that section has been or could be issued.
6 
Public service vehicles (within the meaning given by section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981) including excepted vehicles as defined by paragraph 3(3) of Part III of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act.