The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1987-07-10
State In force
Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Made: 10th July 1987

Laid before Parliament: 20th July 1987

Coming into force: 17th August 1987

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 22 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969[^f00001], I hereby make the following Regulations:

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 17th August 1987.

2

For Schedule 2 to the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971[^f00002] there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

3

The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 1986[^f00003] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Signed

Home Office

Douglas Hurd — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 10th July 1987

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase the charges which may be made 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 were last increased in September 1986 (S.I. 1986/1357).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1969 c. 46.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1971/1861, amended by S.I. 1985/1416, 1986/1357.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1986/1357.

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