s 29 Offences committed by disqualified drivers
(1) After section 3ZB of the Road Traffic Act 1988 insert— Causing death by driving: disqualified drivers (3ZC) A person is guilty of an offence under this section if he or she— (a) causes the death of another person by driving a motor vehicle on a road, and (b) at that time, is committing an offence under section 103(1)(b) of this Act (driving while disqualified). Causing serious injury by driving: disqualified drivers (3ZD) (1) A person is guilty of an offence under this section if he or she— (a) causes serious injury to another person by driving a motor vehicle on a road, and (b) at that time, is committing an offence under section 103(1)(b) of this Act (driving while disqualified). (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 Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (prosecution and punishment of offences under the Traffic Acts) at the appropriate place insert— (3) In the entries in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 relating to an offence under section 3ZD of the Road Traffic Act 1988— (a) in relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022 , the reference in column 4 to the general limit in a magistrates’ court on summary conviction in England and Wales is to be read as a reference to 6 months, and (b) in relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in column 4 to a fine on summary conviction in England and Wales is to be read as a reference to the statutory maximum. (4) Schedule 6 to this Act contains further amendments relating to the offences under sections 3ZC and 3ZD of the Road Traffic Act 1988. (5) The amendments made by this section and Schedule 6 have effect only in relation to driving which occurs after they come into force.