The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Amendments to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

13.  In Form 1—

(a)in Part 1, for “suffering from a mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1959 and is incapable of understanding the nature and purpose of scientific tests” substitute “a protected party”;

(b)in Part III, omit “,being a person who has attained the age of twelve months”;

(c)in Part IV, for “suffering from mental disability” substitute “a protected party”;

(d)in Parts V and VI, for “suffering from a mental disability”, wherever it occurs, substitute “a protected party”; and

(e)in Part IX, for “recorded delivery” substitute “recorded signed for delivery/international signed for delivery”.