Other provisions about offences

Alternative verdict on unsuccessful culpable homicide prosecution
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1
Section 23 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) (alternative verdicts in Scotland) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), for “an offence under section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (dangerous driving)” substitute “any of the relevant offences”.
3
After that subsection insert—
1A
For the purposes of subsection (1) 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), and
c
an offence under section 3A of that Act (causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs).