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Road Safety Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 32:"After Clause 23, insert the following new clause—"    ““ALTERNATIVE VERDICT ON UNSUCCESSFUL MANSLAUGHTER PROSECUTION    In section 24 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (alternative verdicts), before subsection (1) insert— ““(A1)   Where— (a)   a person charged with manslaughter in connection with the driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle by him is found not guilty of that offence, but (b)   the allegations in the indictment amount to or include an allegation of any of the relevant offences, he may be convicted of that offence. (A2)   For the purposes of subsection (A1) above the following are the relevant offences— (a)   an offence under section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing death by dangerous driving), (b)   an offence under section 2 of that Act (dangerous driving), (c)   an offence under section 3A of that Act (causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs), and (d)   an offence under section 35 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (furious driving).”””” On Question, amendment agreed to. Schedule 4 [New Schedule 2A to the Road Traffic Act 1988]: