I think they have been loosely exempt under Article 1 2002/24EC

 

This Directive does not apply to the following vehicles:

 

(b) vehicles intended for pedestrian control;

 

but now are specifically mentioned in Article 2 2013/168EC;

 

2. This Regulation does not apply to the following vehicles:

 

(e) vehicles designed and constructed for use by the armed services, civil defence, fire services, forces responsible for maintaining public order and emergency medical services;

 

I don't understand your first reference since their e-bikes are not intended for pedestrian control, so this section in both 2024/24/EC and 168/2013 doesn't apply.

 

But yes, the exemption in article 2 of 168/2013 can apply.

 

However, some of out police forces were using e-bikes from 2008 onwards, long before the latter law.

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Of all the exceptions in 2002/24 if I were looking for justification of an exclusion then I would have thought only 1 (b) have been used to loosely excuse them from riding them from 2008 as pedestrian control is a duty carried out by police.

 

This Directive does not apply to the following vehicles:

 

(b) vehicles intended for pedestrian control;

 

It could not be now used as it has been modified with the addition of "exclusively" hence the addition of the new (e) rule in 2013/168

Edited April 22, 201511 yr by shemozzle999

Of all the exceptions in 2002/24 if I were looking for justification of an exclusion then I would have thought only 1 (b) have been used to loosely excuse them from for riding them from 2008 as pedestrian control is a duty carried out by police.

 

This Directive does not apply to the following vehicles:

 

(b) vehicles intended for pedestrian control;

 

. Not exactly the spirit of the law, but certainly a salutary warning to civil service lawyers about sloppy drafting!

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