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Status:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes over time for: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (without Schedules)
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ProspectiveRelevant duty of careE+W+S+N.I.2Meaning of “relevant duty of care”E+W+S+N.I.(1)A “relevant duty of care”, in relation to an organisation, means any of the following duties owed by it under the law of negligence—
(a)construction, installation, alteration, extension, improvement, repair, maintenance, decoration, cleaning, demolition or dismantling of—
(a)(i)any building or structure,
(ii)anything else that forms, or is to form, part of the land, or
(iii)any plant, vehicle or other thing;
(b)operations that form an integral part of, or are preparatory to, or are for rendering complete, any operations within paragraph (a);
(a)a person who is detained in any premises under—
(a)(i)Part 2 or 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) (“the 1983 Act”), or
(ii)Part 2 or 3 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4)) (“the 1986 Order”);
(b)a person who (otherwise than by reason of being detained as mentioned in paragraph (a)) is deemed to be in legal custody by—
(b)(i)section 137 of the 1983 Act,
(c)a person who is detained in any premises, or is otherwise in custody, under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13) or Part 6 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46) or who is detained in a hospital under section 200 of that Act of 1995;
(a)in relation to England and Wales, the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (c. 31), the Defective Premises Act 1972 (c. 35) and the Occupiers' Liability Act 1984 (c. 3);
(b)in relation to Scotland, the Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 (c. 30);
(c)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Occupiers' Liability Act (Northern Ireland) 1957 (c. 25), the Defective Premises (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/1039 (N.I. 9)), the Occupiers' Liability (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1280 (N.I. 15)) and the Defective Premises (Landlord's Liability) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 10);
3Public policy decisions, exclusively public functions and statutory inspectionsE+W+S+N.I.(1)Any duty of care owed by a public authority in respect of a decision as to matters of public policy (including in particular the allocation of public resources or the weighing of competing public interests) is not a “relevant duty of care”.
(a)by the exercise of that prerogative, or
(b)by or under a statutory provision;
4Military activitiesE+W+S+N.I.(1)Any duty of care owed by the Ministry of Defence in respect of—
5Policing and law enforcementE+W+S+N.I.(1)Any duty of care owed by a public authority in respect of—
6EmergenciesE+W+S+N.I.(1)Any duty of care owed by an organisation within subsection (2) in respect of the way in which it responds to emergency circumstances is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 2(1)(a) or (b).
(a)are causing, or are likely to cause, serious harm or a worsening of such harm, or
(b)are likely to cause the death of a person;
(a)a Strategic Health Authority, Primary Care Trust, NHS trust, Special Health Authority or NHS foundation trust in England;
(b)a Local Health Board, NHS trust or Special Health Authority in Wales;
(c)a Health Board or Special Health Board in Scotland, or the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service;
(d)a Health and Social Services trust or Health and Social Services Board in Northern Ireland;
(a)serious injury to or the serious illness (including mental illness) of a person;
(b)serious harm to the environment (including the life and health of plants and animals);
(c)serious harm to any building or other property.
7Child-protection and probation functionsE+W+S+N.I.(1)A duty of care to which this section applies is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 2(1)(a), (b) or (d).
ProspectiveGross breachE+W+S+N.I.8Factors for juryE+W+S+N.I.(1)This section applies where—
ProspectiveRemedial orders and publicity ordersE+W+S+N.I.9Power to order breach etc to be remediedE+W+S+N.I.(1)A court before which an organisation is convicted of corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide may make an order (a “remedial order”) requiring the organisation to take specified steps to remedy—
10Power to order conviction etc to be publicisedE+W+S+N.I.(1)A court before which an organisation is convicted of corporate manslaughter or corporate homicide may make an order (a “publicity order”) requiring the organisation to publicise in a specified manner—
ProspectiveApplication to particular categories of organisationE+W+S+N.I.11Application to Crown bodiesE+W+S+N.I.(1)An organisation that is a servant or agent of the Crown is not immune from prosecution under this Act for that reason.
ProspectiveMiscellaneousE+W+S+N.I.15Procedure, evidence and sentencingE+W+S+N.I.(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)provision about procedure in or in connection with criminal proceedings;
(c)provision about sentencing, or otherwise dealing with, persons convicted of offences;
16Transfer of functionsE+W+S+N.I.(1)This section applies where—
17DPP's consent required for proceedingsE+W+S+N.I.Proceedings for an offence of corporate manslaughter—
18No individual liabilityE+W+S+N.I.(1)An individual cannot be guilty of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence of corporate manslaughter.
19Convictions under this Act and under health and safety legislationE+W+S+N.I.(1)Where in the same proceedings there is—
20Abolition of liability of corporations for manslaughter at common lawE+W+S+N.I.The common law offence of manslaughter by gross negligence is abolished in its application to corporations, and in any application it has to other organisations to which section 1 applies.
General and supplementalE+W+S+N.I.Prospective21Power to extend section 1 to other organisationsE+W+S+N.I.(1)The Secretary of State may by order amend section 1 so as to extend the categories of organisation to which that section applies.
Prospective22Power to amend Schedule 1E+W+S+N.I.(1)The Secretary of State may amend Schedule 1 by order.
Prospective23Power to extend section 2(2)E+W+S+N.I.(1)The Secretary of State may by order amend section 2(2) to make it include any category of person (not already included) who—
Prospective24OrdersE+W+S+N.I.(1)A power of the Secretary of State to make an order under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.
Prospective25InterpretationE+W+S+N.I.In this Act—
(a)a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39), or
(b)a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24),
Prospective26Minor and consequential amendmentsE+W+S+N.I.Schedule 2 (minor and consequential amendments) has effect.
27Commencement and savingsE+W+S+N.I.(1)The preceding provisions of this Act come into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Secretary of State.
28Extent and territorial applicationE+W+S+N.I.(1)Subject to subsection (2), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
29Short titleE+W+S+N.I.This Act may be cited as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.