{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hiv-testing-kits-and-services-revocation-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/412",
  "legislation_title": "The HIV Testing Kits and Services (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hiv-testing-kits-and-services-revocation-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations revoke the HIV Testing Kits and Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 (the “1992 Regulations”) in relation to Northern Ireland only. The 1992 Regulations make it an offence, subject to various exceptions:\nto sell or supply an HIV testing kit or component to a member of the public;\nto sell or supply an HIV testing kit without an accompanying warning notice; and\nto provide HIV testing services which are not directed by a registered medical practitioner (Regulation 4).\nIn addition, Regulation 5 places restrictions on advertisements for such kits, components and services.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/412/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:59:16.396505+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."
}