The Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (Review) Regulations 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/2048
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) (Review) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 11th January 2016.

Section 2 Amendment of the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

In the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 , after regulation 2 (amendment of the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971), insert—

Review

(3)

(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a) carry out a review of the effect on the Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) Regulations 1971 of the amendments made by regulation 2;

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

(c) publish the report.

(2) The report must in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system as amended by regulation 2,

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(3) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which regulation 2 came into force.

(4) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.