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The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/1198 · Made 12 July 1988

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EVIDENCE

Made 12th July 1988

Laid before Parliament 19th July 1988

Coming into force 15th August 1988

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 22 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969f1, I hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1969 c. 46.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. 3Regulation 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule Schedule
  6. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 15th August 1988.

2

For Schedule 2 to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971f1there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

3

The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1987f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Douglas Hurd

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

12th July 1988

SCHEDULE 2

CHARGES MADE BY SAMPLERS AND TESTERS

Regulation 12

PART I

Samplers

The charges which may be made by a sampler in respect of one direction requesting him to take samples shall be as follows:

[The previous charge is shown in brackets] £
For making all necessary arrangements (whether or not samples are taken)12.60[11.60]
For making further arrangements (whether or not samples are taken) to give effect to a variation by the court of a direction12.60[11.60]
For taking sample —
from first subject12.60[11.60]
from each subject after first6.30[5.80]
For taking second or subsequent samples from one or more subject —
if one such sample12.60[11.60]
if two such samples18.90[17.60]
if three or more such samples31.50[29.20]

PART II

Testers

The charges which may be made by a tester in respect of tests for the purpose of giving effect to one direction shall be as follows:

£
For making a report in accordance with the direction and testing four or less samples170.80[158.00]
For testing each sample after the fourth covered by a report34.20[31.60]
For testing samples where no report is made —
in respect of the first sample68.40[63.20]
in respect of each subsequent sample34.20[31.60]

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase the charges which may be made 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 August 1987 (S.I. 1987/1199).