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Article 13 Interpretation of Part III

Northern Ireland

In this Part—

  • F1“bodily sample” means a sample of bodily fluid or bodily tissue taken for the purpose of scientific tests;

  • “excluded” means excluded subject to the occurrence of mutationF2 and to sections 27 to 29 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990F3 and to sections 33 to 47 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

  • “scientific tests” means scientific tests carried out under this Part and made with the object of ascertaining the inheritable characteristics of bodily fluids or bodily tissue

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

2001 c. 12 (NI)

F2

1990 c. 37

F3

Art. 13: words in definition of "excluded" inserted (6.4.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 56, 68(2), Sch. 6 para. 67; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(1)(d)(f) (with transitional provisions in art. 7, Sch. 1)