Part III Provisions for use of Blood Tests in determining Paternity

25 Interpretation of Part III.

In this Part of this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

  • blood samples ” means blood taken for the purpose of blood tests;

  • blood tests ” means blood tests carried out under this Part of this Act and includes any test made with the object of ascertaining the inheritable characteristics of blood;

  • excluded ” means excluded subject to the occurrence of mutation F1to section 27 of the M1Family Law Reform Act 1987 and to sections 27 to 29 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.