{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-tests-evidence-of-paternity-regulations-1971/schedule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-tests-evidence-of-paternity-regulations-1971/schedule-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1971/1861",
  "legislation_title": "The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-tests-evidence-of-paternity-regulations-1971",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "FEES",
  "text": "Samplers\nThe fees which may be charged by a sampler in respect of one direction requesting him to take samples shall be as follows:—\nFor making all necessary arrangements (whether or not samples are taken)\n£2\nFor making further arrangements (whether or not samples are taken) to give effect to a variation by the court of a direction\n£2\nFor taking sample—\nfrom first subject\n£2\nfrom each subject after the first\n£1\nFor taking second or subsequent samples from one or more subjects—\nif one such sample\n£2\nif two such samples\n£3\nif three or more such samples\n£5\nTesters\nThe fees which may be charged by a tester in respect of tests for the purpose of giving effect to one direction shall be as follows:—\nFor making a report in accordance with the direction and testing four or less samples\n£25\nFor testing each sample after the fourth covered by a report\n£5\nFor testing samples where no report is made—\nin respect of the first sample\n£10\nin respect of each subsequent sample\n£5",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1992/1369",
      "affecting_title": "The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1992"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/2472",
      "affecting_title": "The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1991"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/839",
      "affecting_title": "The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/12",
      "affecting_title": "The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1991"
    },
    {
      "type": "rev",
      "affecting": "uksi/2004/596",
      "affecting_title": "The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/1861/schedule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:38:22.452379+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}