The Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1918 (C. 86)

Road Traffic

The Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008

Made

17th July 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Road Safety Act 2006 (1):

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Road Safety Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008.

Commencement of provisions

2.  The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 shall come into force on 18th August 2008—

(a) section 20;

(b) section 21; and

(c) section 30, to the extent not already commenced.

Maria Eagle

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

17th July 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force from 18th August 2008 the following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006.

Section 20, which inserts a new section 2B into the Road Traffic Act 1988 to create an offence of causing death by driving without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons. Provision is also made as to penalties, alternative verdicts and other consequential matters.

Section 21, which inserts a new section 3ZB into the Road Traffic Act 1988 to create an offence of causing death by driving when unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured. Provision is also made as to penalties and other consequential matters.

Section 30 (which has previously been commenced in part) which inserts a new section 3ZA into the Road Traffic Act 1988 to explain when a person is to be regarded as driving without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Road Safety Act 2006 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 14	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Sections 23 – 25	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Section 26	27.2.2007	2007/237
Sections 27 – 29	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Section 30 in so far as section 3ZA of the Road Traffic Act 1988 has effect for the purposes of sections 3 and 3A of that Act	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Section 31 – 33	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Section 36	27.2.2007	2007/237
Section 40	27.2.2007	2007/237
Section 41	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Section 43	24.9.2007	2007/2472
Section 44	16.3.2007	2007/466
Section 45	30.7.2008	2008/1862
Section 46	31.7.2008	2008/1864
Section 50	27.2.2007	2007/237
Section 52	16.3.2007	2007/466
Section 53	28.1.2008	2007/3492
Section 54	31.3.2008	2007/3492
Section 55	28.1.2008	2007/3492
Section 59, in so far as it relates to paragraphs 9, 12 and 16 of Schedule 7 (and accordingly paragraphs 9, 12 and 16 of Schedule 7)	27.2.2007	2007/237
Section 59, in so far as it relates to paragraphs 5 and 13 of Schedule 7 (and accordingly paragraphs 5 and 13 of Schedule 7)	24.9.2007	2007/2472

(1)

2006 c. 49.