# The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/1025 · made 8 May 1990

These Regulations increase the charges which may be made by blood samplers under the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971 in respect of blood tests carried out for the purpose of determining paternity in civil proceedings. These were last increased in May 1989 (S.I. 1989/776).

Made under: Family Law Reform Act 1969 (Section 22)

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## Introductory text

EVIDENCE
Made 8th May 1990
Laid before Parliament 11th May 1990
Coming into force 1st June 1990
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 22 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969, I hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 

These Regulations may be cited as the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st June 1990.

## 2 

For Schedule 2 to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

## 3 

Regulation 5 of and the Schedule to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

David Waddington
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
8th May 1990

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SCHEDULE 2
CHARGES MADE BY SAMPLERS
Regulation 12
The charges that may be made by a sampler in respect of one direction requesting him to take samples shall be as follows–
Charge from 1st June 1990 £
Charge before 1st June 1990 £
For making all necessary arrangements (whether or not samples are taken)
14.60
13.60
For making further arrangements (whether or not samples are taken) to give effect to a variation by the court of a direction
14.60
13.60
For taking sample–
from first subject
14.60
13.60
from each subject after first
7.30
6.80
For taking second or subsequent samples from one or more subject–
if one such sample
14.60
13.60
if two such samples
21.90
20.40
if three or more such samples
36.40
34.10

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the charges which may be made by blood samplers under the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971 in respect of blood tests carried out for the purpose of determining paternity in civil proceedings. These were last increased in May 1989 (S.I. 1989/776).

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