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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/part-3/paragraph-1n4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/50",
  "legislation_title": "The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005",
  "path": "schedule/part/3/paragraph/1n4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1.1",
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  "text": "Age and body weight of donors\nAge\n18 to 65 years\n17 years\nWhere, in the opinion of a qualified health professional, the donor has sufficient knowledge and understanding of what is involved in the process of blood donation to give their informed consent, or otherwise with the written consent of a person with parental responsibility.\nFirst time donors over 60 years\n— at the discretion of the doctor in the blood establishment\nOver 65 years\n— with permission of the doctor in the blood establishment, given annually\nBody weight\n≥ 50 kg for donors either of whole blood or apheresis blood components",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/50/schedule/part/3/paragraph/1n4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:11:46.706072+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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