Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

15 Procedure, evidence and sentencing U.K.

(1) Any statutory provision (whenever made) about criminal proceedings applies, subject to any prescribed adaptations or modifications, in relation to proceedings under this Act against—

(a) a department or other body listed in Schedule 1,

(b) a police force,

(c) a partnership,

(d) a trade union, or

(e) an employers' association that is not a corporation,

as it applies in relation to proceedings against a corporation.

(2) In this section—

• “prescribed” means prescribed by an order made by the Secretary of State;

• “provision about criminal proceedings” includes—

  (a)

  provision about procedure in or in connection with criminal proceedings;

  (b)

  provision about evidence in such proceedings;

  (c)

  provision about sentencing, or otherwise dealing with, persons convicted of offences;

• “statutory” means contained in, or in an instrument made under, any Act or any Northern Ireland legislation.

(3) A reference in this section to proceedings is to proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.

(4) An order under this section is subject to negative resolution procedure.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 15 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2