Manslaughter by negligence charged-verdict of dangerous, reckless or careless driving

(1) Upon the trial of a person who is indicted for manslaughter in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle by him, it shall be lawful for the jury, if it is satisfied that he is guilty only of an offence under section 82 of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, to find him guilty of that offence, whether or not the requirements of section 84 of that Act have been satisfied as respects that offence. CAP. 230. (2) Where upon the trial of any person of manslaughter by negligence (whether or not arising out of the driving of a motor vehicle), the jury is satisfied that the accused person caused the death of the deceased by any careless conduct not amounting to negligence, it may acquit him of manslaughter by negligence and 86 find him guilty of the offence of causing death by careless conduct under section 108 (2) of the Code. CAP. 101.