EVIDENCE Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 and shall come into operation on 7th May 2002. 2 In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978 and any reference to a regulation or Form by number alone is a reference to the regulation or Form so numbered in the principal Regulations. Saving 3 The amendments made to the principal Regulations by these Regulations shall not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before these Regulations come into operation. Amendment of the principal Regulations 4 In regulation 2(1)— a in the definition of “court”, for the words “blood tests” substitute the words “scientific tests”; b for the definition of “sample”, substitute the following new definition— “sample” means bodily fluid or bodily tissue taken for the purpose of scientific tests ; c in the definition of “sampler”, for the words “nominated in a direction form to take blood samples for the purposes of the direction” substitute the words “, or a person who is under the supervision of such a practitioner and is either a registered nurse or a registered medical laboratory technician, or a tester;”; d in the definition of “subject”, for the words “blood samples” substitute the words “bodily samples”; e for the definition of “tester”, substitute the following new definition— “tester” means an individual employed to carry out tests by a body which has been accredited for the purposes of Article 8 of the Order by the Lord Chancellor or by a body appointed by him for those purposes and which has been nominated in a direction to carry out tests; ; f in the definition of “tests”, for the words “blood tests” substitute the words “scientific tests” and for the words “characteristics of blood” substitute the words “characteristics of bodily fluids or bodily tissue”. 5 In regulation 2(2), for the words “blood tests” substitute the words “scientific tests”. 6 In regulation 6(3), after “(i)” insert the words “in the case of a blood sample,”. 7 In regulation 7— a in paragraph (2), delete the words from “unless the direction form” to the end; b paragraph (4) shall be omitted; c at the end of paragraph (5)( b ) add “; or” and the following new sub-paragraph— c where he is under the age of sixteen years, and the person with care and control of him does not consent, the court has nevertheless ordered that a sample be taken. ; and d in paragraph (8), delete the words “and by that subject or, if he is under a disability, the person accompanying him”. 8 In regulation 8(1), for the words “special delivery service” substitute the words “recorded delivery”. 9 In regulation 9(1) for the words “medical practitioner” substitute the word “sampler”. 10 After regulation 9, insert the following new regulation— Accreditation 9A 1 Subject to paragraph (2), a body shall not be eligible for accreditation for the purposes of Article 8 of the Order unless it is accredited to ISO / IEC /17025 by an accreditation body which complies with the requirements of ISO Guide 58 . 2 A body which employs a person who at the date of the coming into force of the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 was a tester appointed by the Lord Chancellor shall, until three years after that date, be eligible for accreditation for the purposes of Article 8 of the Order notwithstanding that it does not comply with paragraph (1). . 11 In regulation 10(2), for the words “the father of a subject whose paternity is in dispute” substitute the words “the father or mother of the person whose parentage falls to be determined”. 12 In Form 1— a for the words “blood tests”, wherever they appear, substitute the words “scientific tests”; b for the word “paternity”, wherever it appears, substitute the word “parentage”; c for the words “blood sample” substitute the words “bodily sample”; and d for the words “blood samples” substitute the words “bodily samples”. 13 In Form 1— a in Part II i after the words “ to whom form relates ” insert the following new paragraph— ii for the words “name and address of tester” substitute the words “name and address of accredited body”; b in Part IV, after the words “ by sampler ” insert the words “ where sample is of blood ”; c after Part VIII, insert the following new Part— Part VIIIA Request to accredited body to carry out tests ; d in Part IX, for the words “special delivery service” substitute the words “recorded delivery”. 14 In Form 2— a for the words “being a blood tester appointed by the Lord Chancellor for the purpose of Part III” substitute the words “being employed to carry out scientific tests by a body which has been accredited for the purposes of Article 8”; b for the words “blood tests” substitute the words “scientific tests”; c delete the word “Mr”; d for the word “paternity”, in both places where it appears, substitute the word “parentage”; e after the word “father” insert the words “or mother”; f for the words “ Test Report ” substitute the words “ Report of Scientific Tests ”. Irvine of Lairg, C. Dated 15th April 2002