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Section 1

SCHEDULE 1U.K.List of government departments etc

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I1Sch. 1 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2

  • F1...

  • Attorney General's Office

  • Cabinet Office

  • Central Office of Information

  • Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

  • Crown Prosecution Service

  • F2...

  • [F3Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]

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  • Department for Communities and Local Government

  • F5...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

  • F5...

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  • Department for International Development

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  • [F7Department of Energy and Climate Change]

  • Department of Health

  • F5...

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  • Forestry Commission

  • General Register Office for Scotland

  • Government Actuary's Department

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  • Her Majesty's Treasury

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  • Registers of Scotland Executive Agency

  • Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office

  • Royal Mint

  • Scottish Executive

  • Serious Fraud Office

  • Treasury Solicitor's Department

  • UK Trade and Investment

  • Welsh Assembly Government

Section 26

SCHEDULE 2U.K.Minor and consequential amendments

Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)U.K.

1(1)The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In the following provisions, after “manslaughter” there is inserted “ , corporate manslaughter ”

(a)section 11(6) (no finding of guilt at coroner's inquest) (twice);

(b)subsection (1)(a)(i) of section 16 (adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings);

(c)subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a) of section 17 (coroner to be informed of result of criminal proceedings).

(3)In section 35(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “Greater London” there is inserted—

person”, in relation to an offence of corporate manslaughter, includes organisation;.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)U.K.

2U.K.In Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (qualifying offences for purposes of section 62), after paragraph 4 there is inserted—

Corporate manslaughterU.K.

4AAn offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2

3(1)Schedule 5 to that Act (qualifying offences for purposes of Part 10) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)After paragraph 4 there is inserted—

Corporate manslaughterU.K.

4AAn offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

(3)After paragraph 33 there is inserted—

Corporate manslaughterU.K.

33AAn offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1500 (N.I. 9))U.K.

4U.K.In Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (qualifying offences for purposes of Article 21), after paragraph 4 there is inserted—

Corporate manslaughterU.K.

4AAn offence under section 1 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2

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