Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 3ZD is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)A person is guilty of an offence under this section if he or she—
(a)causes serious injury to another person by driving a motor vehicle on a road, and
(b)at that time, is committing an offence under section 103(1)(b) of this Act (driving while disqualified).
(2)In this section “serious injury” means—
(a)in England and Wales, physical harm which amounts to grievous bodily harm for the purposes of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and
(b)in Scotland, severe physical injury.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 3ZC-3ZD inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 29(1), 95(1) (with s. 29(3)(5)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 24
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