s. 54AA (a) is carrying out his or her duties as a health professional, health service security guard or ambulance worker, as the case may be; and (b) either— (i) is given the firearm by a patient; or (ii) removes the firearm from a patient; or (iii) finds the firearm in the vicinity of the patient; or (iv) is given the firearm by a health professional or ambulance worker who has taken possession of the firearm in the circumstances set out in this subsection. (4) A health professional, health security guard or ambulance worker who takes possession of a firearm in the circumstances set out in subsection (3) must notify a member of the police force as soon as practicable after having taken possession of the firearm. (5) The possession or carriage of a firearm by a health security guard in a health services facility in the circumstances set out in subsection (3) does not affect the operation of any licence held by the health security guard under this Part as a requirement of his or her work or contravene any conditions to which the licence is subject. (6) In this section— means an operational staff ambulance worker member of the ambulance services as defined in the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
(a) is carrying out his or her duties as a health professional, health service security guard or ambulance worker, as the case may be; and (b) either— (i) is given the firearm by a patient; or (ii) removes the firearm from a patient; or (iii) finds the firearm in the vicinity of the patient; or (iv) is given the firearm by a health professional or ambulance worker who has taken possession of the firearm in the circumstances set out in this subsection. (4) A health professional, health security guard or ambulance worker who takes possession of a firearm in the circumstances set out in subsection (3) must notify a member of the police force as soon as practicable after having taken possession of the firearm. s. 54AA (5) The possession or carriage of a firearm by a health security guard in a health services facility in the circumstances set out in subsection (3) does not affect the operation of any licence held by the health security guard under this Part as a requirement of his or her work or contravene any conditions to which the licence is subject. (6) In this section— ambulance worker means an operational staff member of the ambulance services as defined in the Ambulance Services Act 1986;
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