Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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SCHEDULE 8Road traffic offences: minor and consequential amendments
Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
1
(1)
The Road Traffic Act 1988 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 12E (effect of motor race order), in the table in subsection (3)—
(a)
“Section 2C
Causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving”
(b)
in the entry relating to section 3ZB (causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers), in the second column omit “, disqualified”, and
(c)
“Section 3ZC
Causing death by driving: disqualified drivers
Section 3ZD
Causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers”
(3)
In section 12H (races and trials of speed in Scotland: further provision), in subsection (3), after “2B” insert “, 2C”
.
(4)
In section 13A(1) (disapplication of sections 1 to 3 for authorised motoring events), after “2B” insert “, 2C”
.
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 55)
2
(1)
The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 24 (alternative verdicts: general), in subsection (1), in the table—
(a)
in the entry relating to section 1A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing serious injury by dangerous driving), in the second column, after “Section 2 (dangerous driving)” insert “Section 2C (causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving)”
, and
(b)
“Section 2C (causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving)
Section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving”
(3)
“RTA section 2C
Causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving
Sections 11 and 12(1) of this Act”
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)
3
“(bb)
section 2C (causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving),”.
Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
4
In paragraph 12(aj) of Schedule 2 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (road traffic offences in relation to which duty to notify service police of possible corresponding service offence arises)—
(a)
after “1A,” insert “2C,”
, and
(b)
after “injury by dangerous driving,” insert “causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving,”
.