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Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
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[F1 24 Alternative verdicts: general.E+W+S
[F2(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),
[F3(aa)an offence under section 1A of that Act (causing serious injury by dangerous driving),]
(b)an offence under section 2 of that Act (dangerous driving),
[F4(ba)an offence under section 3ZC of that Act (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers),
(bb)an offence under section 3ZD of that Act (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers),]
(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).]
(1)Where—
(a)a person charged with an offence under a provision of the Road Traffic Act 1988 specified in the first column of the Table below (where the general nature of the offences is also indicated) is found not guilty of that offence, but
(b)the allegations in the indictment or information (or in Scotland complaint) amount to or include an allegation of an offence under one or more of the provisions specified in the corresponding entry in the second column,
he may be convicted of that offence or of one or more of those offences.
| Offence charged | Alternative |
|---|---|
| Section 1 (causing death by dangerous driving) | Section 2 (dangerous driving) |
| [F5Section 2B (causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving)] | |
| Section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving) | |
| [F6Section 1A (causing serious injury by dangerous driving)] | [F6Section 2 (dangerous driving)] |
| [F6Section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving)] | |
| Section 2 (dangerous driving) | Section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving) |
| [F7Section 2B (causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving)] | [F7Section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving),] |
| [F8Section 3ZC (causing death by driving: disqualified drivers)] | [F8Section 103(1)(b) (driving while disqualified)] |
| [F8Section 3ZD (causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers)] | [F8Section 103(1)(b) (driving while disqualified)] |
| Section 3A (causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs) | [F9Section 2B (causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving)] |
| Section 3 (careless, and inconsiderate, driving) | |
| Section 4(1) (driving when unfit to drive through drink or drugs) | |
| Section 5(1)(a) (driving with excess alcohol in breath, blood or urine) | |
| Section 7(6) (failing to provide specimen) | |
| [F10Section 7A(6) (failing to give permission for laboratory test)] | |
| Section 4(1) (driving or attempting to drive when unfit to drive through drink or drugs) | Section 4(2) (being in charge of a vehicle when unfit to drive through drink or drugs) |
| Section 5(1)(a) (driving or attempting to drive with excess alcohol in breath, blood or urine) | Section 5(1)(b) (being in charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol in breath, blood or urine) |
| [F11Section 5A(1)(a) and (2) (driving or attempting to drive with concentration of specified controlled drug above specified limit)] | [F11Section 5A(1)(b) and (2) (being in charge of a vehicle with concentration of specified controlled drug above specified limit)] |
| Section 28 (dangerous cycling) | Section 29 (careless, and inconsiderate, cycling) |
(2)Where the offence with which a person is charged is an offence under section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, subsection (1) above shall not authorise his conviction of any offence of attempting to drive.
(3)Where a person is charged with having committed an offence under section 4(1) [F12, 5(1)(a) or 5A(1)(a) and (2)] of the Road Traffic Act 1988 by driving a vehicle, he may be convicted of having committed an offence under the provision in question by attempting to drive.
(4)Where by virtue of this section a person is convicted before the Crown Court of an offence triable only summarily, the court shall have the same powers and duties as a magistrates’ court would have had on convicting him of that offence.
(5)Where, in Scotland, by virtue of this section a person is convicted under solemn procedure of an offence triable only summarily, the penalty imposed shall not exceed that which would have been competent on a conviction under summary procedure.
(6)This section has effect without prejudice to section 6(3) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 (alternative verdicts on trial on indictment), [F13sections 295, 138(4), 256 and 293 of and Schedule 3 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995] and section 23 of this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 24 substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 24; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2, Sch.
F2S. 24(A1)(A2) inserted (24.9.2007) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 33, 61(1)(10); S.I. 2007/2472, art. 2(k)
F3S. 24(A2)(aa) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 27 para. 4(2); S.I. 2012/2770, art. 2(g)
F4S. 24(A2)(ba)(bb) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 6 para. 3(2)(a) (with s. 29(5)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 75
F5Words in s. 24(1) inserted (18.8.2008) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 20(2)(a), 61(1)(10); S.I. 2008/1918, art. 2(a)
F6Words in s. 24(1) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 27 para. 4(3); S.I. 2012/2770, art. 2(g)
F7Entry in s. 24(1) inserted (18.8.2008) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 20(2)(b), 61(1)(10); S.I. 2008/1918, art. 2(a)
F8Words in s. 24(1) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 6 para. 3(3) (with s. 29(5)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 75
F9Words in s. 24(1) inserted (18.8.2008) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 20(2)(c), 61(1)(10); S.I. 2008/1918, art. 2(a)
F10Words in s. 24(1) inserted (24.9.2007) by Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), ss. 31(4), 61(1)(10); S.I. 2007/2472, art. 2(i)
F11Words in s. 24(1) inserted (2.3.2015 for E.W.) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 22 para. 11(2) (with Sch. 22 para. 14); S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2
F12Words in s. 24(3) substituted (2.3.2015 for E.W.) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 22 para. 11(3) (with Sch. 22 para. 14); S.I. 2014/3268, art. 2
F13Words in s. 24(6) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 71(3)
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