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Section 18 No individual liabilityI1

United Kingdom

(1)

An individual cannot be guilty of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence of corporate manslaughter.

F1(1A)

An individual cannot be guilty of an offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (encouraging or assisting crime) by reference to an offence of corporate manslaughter.

(2)

An individual cannot be guilty of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring, or being art and part in, the commission of an offence of corporate homicide.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 18(1A) inserted (E.W.N.I) (1.10.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 62, 94(1) (with Sch. 13 para. 5); S.I. 2008/2504, art. 2(a)

Commencement

I1

S. 18 in force at 6.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/401, art. 2