# Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, Article 9: Consents, etc., required for taking of blood samples


(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) a bodily sample which is required to be taken from any person for the purpose of giving effect to a direction under Article 8 shall not be taken from that person except with his consent.
(2) The consent of a minor who has attained the age of sixteen years to the taking from himself of a bodily sample shall be as effective as it would be if he were of full age; and where a minor has by virtue of this paragraph given an effective consent to the taking of a bodily sample it shall not be necessary to obtain any consent for it from any other person.
(3) A bodily sample may be taken from a person under the age of sixteen years, not being such a person as is referred to in paragraph (4)
(a) if the person who has the care and control of him consents; or
(b) where that person does not consent, if the court considers that it would be in his best interests for the sample to be taken.
(4) A bodily sample may be taken from a person who is suffering from mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and is incapable of understanding the nature and purpose of scientific tests if the person who has the care and control of him consents and the medical practitioner in whose care he is has certified that the taking of a bodily sample from him will not be prejudicial to his proper care and treatment.
(5) The foregoing provisions of this Article are without prejudice to the provisions of Article 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1977/1250/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-reform-northern-ireland-order-1977/article-9
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