Amendment to Schedule 2 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 20142

In Schedule 2 (regulated activities: general exceptions) to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 20142, after paragraph 11, insert—

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Any activity which—

a

is carried on for the purpose of testing for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (“SARS-CoV-2”) in an individual, or for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, or

b

is carried on for the purpose of processing, analysing or reporting the results of a test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in an individual, or for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.