Point in time view as at 28/06/2022.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 87 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 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)In the Road Traffic Act 1988, after section 2B (causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving) insert—
(1)A person who causes serious injury to another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, is guilty of an offence.
(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.”
(2)In section 3ZA of that Act (meaning of careless, or inconsiderate, driving), in subsection (1), after “sections 2B” insert “, 2C”.
(3)In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (prosecution and punishment of offences: offences under the Traffic Acts), after the entry relating to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988 insert—
| “RTA section 2C | Causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving | (a) Summarily | (a) On conviction in England and Wales: 12 months or a fine or both | Obligatory | Obligatory | 3-11 |
| On conviction in Scotland: 12 months or the statutory maximum or both | ||||||
| (b) On indictment | (b) 2 years or a fine or both ” |
(4)In the entries in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 relating to an offence under section 2C of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving), in relation to an offence committed before paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force, the reference in column (4) (punishment) to 12 months on summary conviction in England and Wales is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
Commencement Information
I1S. 87 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 208(5)(i)
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