Amendment of regulation 10 of the principal Regulations
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4. In regulation 10 of the principal Regulations (requirement for hospital blood banks to provide information to the Secretary of State)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “As soon as practicable after the end of the reporting year” substitute “On or before the date specified in paragraph (1A)”, and
(ii)for “an annual report” substitute “a report”; and
(b)after paragraph (1), insert the following paragraph—
“(1A) The date referred to in paragraph (1) is—
(a)in relation to the reporting year ending on 31st March 2006, 31st December 2005; and
(b)in relation to each subsequent reporting year, 30th April following the end of that year.”.