# The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) Regulations 2020, Regulation 3: Applicable tests

Extent: E+W

(1) An applicable test is a test for the detection of coronavirus which is—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) provided , by or on behalf of a testing service provider, in the course of a business;
(c) not a test provided or administered under the National Health Service Act 2006 ;
(d) not a test provided by a person (P) solely to—
(i) P's employees;
(ii) persons contracted to provide services to P; or
(iii) both of the above; and
(da) not carried out using a device for self-testing.
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) In this regulation—
(a) “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);
(aa) “device for self-testing” has the same meaning as in regulation 32(1) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002.
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1549/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-testing-requirements-and-standards-england-regulations-2020/regulation-3
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