# The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase the charges which may be made by blood samplers and testers 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 July 1988 (S.I. 1988/1198).
Regulation 3 substitutes a new regulation 12 in the 1971 Regulations. The basis for charges by samplers is unchanged, but for testers it is replaced by a new maximum charge for each sample tested, including making a report, thereby permitting different charges, up to the maximum, to be made for different tests.
Regulation 4 makes a minor amendment to Form 2 in Schedule 1 to the 1971 Regulations, reflecting the fact that the range of blood tests now available is not limited to blood group investigation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/776/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-tests-evidence-of-paternity-amendment-regulations-1989/note
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