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The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/12 · Made 10 January 1991

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EVIDENCE

Made 10th January 1991

Laid before Parliment 25th January 1991

Coming into force 15th January 1991

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

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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 1991 and shall come into force on 15th February 1991.

2

For Schedule 2 to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971f1 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

3

The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1990f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Kenneth Baker

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

10th January 1991

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 15th February 1991Charge before 15th February 1991
For making all necessary arrangements (whether or not samples are taken)14.9014.60
For making further arrangements (whether or not samples are taken) to give effect to a variation by the court of direction14.9014.60
For taking sample—
from first subject14.9014.60
from each subject after first7.507.30
For taking second or subsequent samples from one or more subjects—
if one such sample14.9014.60
if two such samples22.4021.90
if three or more such samples37.3036.40

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 June 1990 (S.I. 1990/1025).