# The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations


In regulation 2(1)—
(a) in the definition of “court”, for “blood tests” substitute “scientific tests”;
(b) for the definition of “sample”, substitute ““sample” means bodily fluid or bodily tissue taken for the purpose of scientific tests;”;
(c) for the definition of “sampler”, substitute ““sampler” means a registered medical practitioner, or a person who is under the supervision of such a practitioner and is either a registered nurse or a registered medical laboratory technician, or a tester,”;
(d) in the definition of “subject”, for “blood samples” substitute “bodily samples”;
(e) for the definition of “tester”, substitute ““tester” means an individual employed to carry out tests by a body which has been accredited for the purposes of section 20 of the Act either by the Lord Chancellor or by a body appointed by him for those purposes and which has been nominated in a direction to carry out tests;”;
(f) in the definition of “tests”, for “blood tests” substitute “scientific tests” and for “characteristics of blood” substitute “characteristics of bodily fluids or bodily tissue”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/773/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-tests-evidence-of-paternity-amendment-regulations-2001/regulation-4
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