The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Made5th June 1992

Laid before Parliament10th June 1992

Coming into force1st July 1992

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Family Law Reform Act 19691, and now vested in him2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st July 1992.

2

For Schedule 2 to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 19713 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Mackay of Clashfern,5th June 1992

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 2CHARGES MADE BY SAMPLERS
Regulation 12
The charges that may be made by a sampler in respect of one direction requesting him to take samples shall be as follows:
Charge from: 1st July £
Charge before: 1st July 1992 £4
For making all necessary arrangements (whether or not samples are taken)
17.40
16.50
For making further arrangements (whether or not samples are taken) to give effect to a variation by the court of a direction
17.40
16.50
For taking sample—
from first subject
17.40
16.50
from each subject after first
8.70
8.20
For taking second or subsequent samples from one or more subjects—
if one such sample
17.40
16.50
if two such samples
26.10
24.70
if three or more such samples
43.50
41.20

	Charge from: 1st July £	Charge before: 1st July 1992 £4
For making all necessary arrangements (whether or not samples are taken)	17.40	16.50
For making further arrangements (whether or not samples are taken) to give effect to a variation by the court of a direction	17.40	16.50
For taking sample—
from first subject	17.40	16.50
from each subject after first	8.70	8.20
For taking second or subsequent samples from one or more subjects—
if one such sample	17.40	16.50
if two such samples	26.10	24.70
if three or more such samples	43.50	41.20

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase the charges which may be made by blood samplers under the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971 in respect of blood tests carried out for the purpose of determining paternity in civil proceedings. These charges are based upon increases in medical fees proposed by the Doctors and Dentists Review Body and accepted by Her Majesty’s Government. They were last increased in December 1991(S.I.1991/2472).