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Statutory Instruments
Criminal Law
Made
25th July 2011
Coming into force
1st September 2011
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 23(1) and (2) of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007(1).
In accordance with section 23(3) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (Amendment) Order 2011 and comes into force on 1st September 2011.
2.-(1) Section 2 of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (meaning of "relevant duty of care") is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (a) of subsection (2), for "or police station" substitute ", a police station or customs premises".
(3) After that paragraph insert-
"(aa)he is detained in service custody premises;".
(4) In subsection (7)-
(a)after the definition of "custodial institution" insert-
""customs premises" means premises wholly or partly occupied by persons designated under section 3 (general customs officials) or 11 (customs revenue officials) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009;"(2);
(b)after the definition of "secure accommodation" insert-
""service custody premises" has the meaning given by section 300(7) of the Armed Forces Act 2006."(3).
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
McNally
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
25th July 2011
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 2(2) of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 ("the Act") by inserting further categories of persons held in custody to the list of those to whom a relevant duty of care is owed by reason of section 2(1)(d) of the Act; namely, those detained in custody areas at offices of the UK Border Agency, and those detained in service custody premises which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence. Article 2(4) amends section 2(7) of the Act by inserting definitions for "customs premises" and "service custody premises". These are supplemental to the amendments made to section 2(2). The amendments come into force on 1st September 2011.
