It is very important for drivers of emergency vehicles to understand a number of points some of which arise from the exemptions below:

1)    If you have a crash while breaking one of the following Byelaws you may still be prosecuted for doing so.

2)    If you do have a crash and are not prosecuted for breaking a Byelaw then you may still be prosecuted for dangerous driving or failure to take due care and consideration. Remember this carries a heavier sentence than for breaking a Byelaw which you are allowed to do.

3)    If you have a crash and have been driving fast to an incident the Judge will obviously take into account your speed and the nature of the incident.
i.e. Driving like a lunatic to a small amount of rubbish on fire is not acceptable whilst driving fast to people trapped in a house fire is understandable.

Exemptions for Emergency Vehicles Statutory Instruments No.63 of 1993 part viii
"Prohibitions or restrictions imposed by bye laws 6-13 and 15-22
and paragraph (2) of bye law 25 and 28 and paragraph (A) of sub
article (1) of article 40

(Inserted by the Road Traffic General bye laws Amendment)
Regulations, 1983 (Statutory Instruments. No.275 of 1983) of these bye laws shall not apply to the use by the Driver of a Fire Brigade Vehicle or an Ambulance in the performance of his duties. Whereby such use does not endanger the safety of road users.

Bye Law 6
Stop Signs, Yield Right of Way Signs & Stop Lines
Bye Law 7
Traffic Signs Indicating Directions to be taken at Junctions
Bye Law 8
Dual Carriageway Signs
Bye Law 9
Continuous White Lines
Bye Law l0
Broken White Lines on Centre of Roadway
Bye Law 11
Parallel White Lines on Centre of Roadway
Bye Law 12
Traffic Lane Markings
Bye Law 13
Traffic Lights
Bye Law 15
Use of Footways
Bye Law l6
Use of Cycle Tracks
Bye Law 17
Obligation to Drive on the Left and to Use Traffic Lanes
Bye Law  l8
General Obligation Regarding Speed
Bye Law l9
Overtaking
Bye Law 20
Turning at Junction
Bye Law 2l
Entering a Roundabout
Bye Law 22
When Right of Way to be yielded
Bye Law 25
Reversing
Bye Law 28
Cycle track
Article 40 (1) sub article (a)
Motorways

Important
Notwithstanding these exemptions it should be pointed out that the driving of fire appliances and ambulances remains a difficult and stressful job and while these exemptions will help, they must be put into context.
For instance, in the event of a driver, driving through a red light (Bye Law 13), having an accident merely means he / she won't be charged with the breaking of Bye Law 13, but it does not excuse the driver from taking due care. You may still be charged for driving without due care and attention or even dangerous driving. This applies across the board to all of the exemptions.