# The Magistrates' Courts (Blood Tests) Rules 1971, Article 5


A court may give a direction in the absence of the applicant and the other party to the proceedings if it appears to the court that that other party, or, where he is under a disability, the person having the care and control of him has consented to the giving of the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/1991/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-blood-tests-rules-1971/article-5
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