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Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985

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Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985

Contents

Citation 1
Terms used 1
Taking of blood without declaration 1
Declaration to be required from donor 2
Person authorised to permit declarations to be made 3
Form of declaration 3
Offences 3

Notes

Compilation table 4

Other notes 5

Defined terms

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Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985

1. Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985.

[2A. Deleted: Gazette 19 Sep 2017 p. 4883.]

2. Terms used

(1) In these regulations —

blood includes any substance derived from blood;

therapeutic use means a use for the purpose of —

(a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease, ailment, defect or injury in persons;

(b) influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process in persons;

(2) A reference in these regulations to the donating of blood shall be read as including a reference to the donating of any substance obtained from the blood, or of any ovum or semen.

[Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 17 May 1991 p. 2480; amended: Gazette 19 Sep 2017 p. 4883‑4.]

3. Taking of blood without declaration

(1) Subject to this regulation, a person shall not —

(a) take any blood intended for therapeutic use; or

(b) knowingly accept for therapeutic use any blood donated,

unless the person donating the blood made a declaration in the form required under regulation 6 within the 12 hours preceding the donation of the blood.

(2) Where the donor of any blood is by reason of injury or illness incapable of making a declaration in the form required under regulation 6, a person who takes, or accepts a donation of, blood from that donor for therapeutic use where the circumstances are such as to be, in the opinion of a person who is a designated officer, or the delegate of a designated officer, for the purposes of the , medically justifiable shall not be taken to have contravened subregulation (1).

Citation	Published	Commencement
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985	8 Feb 1985 p. 517‑19	8 Feb 1985
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1986	12 Sep 1986 p. 3350	12 Sep 1986
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1988	13 May 1988 p. 1596‑7	13 May 1988
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1991	17 May 1991 p. 2480‑1	17 May 1991
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1999	12 Feb 1999 p. 474‑7	12 Feb 1999
*Reprint of the Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985* as at 11 Oct 2002** (includes amendments listed above)
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2010	22 Jun 2010 p. 2769-71	r. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b))
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2011	1 Apr 2011 p. 1177	r. 1 and 2: 1 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2012	22 May 2012 p. 2163-6	r. 1 and 2: 22 May 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b))
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2014	6 Jun 2014 p. 1788‑9	r. 1 and 2: 6 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b))
*Reprint 2: The Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985* as at 14 Nov 2014** (includes amendments listed above)
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2016	11 Mar 2016 p. 681‑2	r. 1 and 2: 11 Mar 2016 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 13 Mar 2016 (see r. 2(b))
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2016	9 Sep 2016 p. 3885	r. 1 and 2: 9 Sep 2016 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Sep 2016 (see r. 2(b))
Health Regulations Amendment (Public Health Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017 Pt. 2	19 Sep 2017 p. 4883‑5	20 Sep 2017 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 19 Sep 2017 p. 4880)
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2018	14 Sep 2018 p. 3309‑10	r. 1 and 2: 14 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(b))
Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2020	SL 2020/47 24 Apr 2020	r. 1 and 2: 24 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(b))

Citation

Published

Commencement

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985

8 Feb 1985 p. 517‑19

8 Feb 1985

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1986

12 Sep 1986 p. 3350

12 Sep 1986

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1988

13 May 1988 p. 1596‑7

13 May 1988

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1991

17 May 1991 p. 2480‑1

17 May 1991

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 1999

12 Feb 1999 p. 474‑7

12 Feb 1999

Reprint of the Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985 as at 11 Oct 2002 (includes amendments listed above)

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2010

22 Jun 2010 p. 2769-71

r. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 4 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2011

1 Apr 2011 p. 1177

r. 1 and 2: 1 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Apr 2011 (see r. 2(b))

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2012

22 May 2012 p. 2163-6

r. 1 and 2: 22 May 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b))

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2014

6 Jun 2014 p. 1788‑9

r. 1 and 2: 6 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 2: The Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Regulations 1985 as at 14 Nov 2014 (includes amendments listed above)

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2016

11 Mar 2016 p. 681‑2

r. 1 and 2: 11 Mar 2016 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 13 Mar 2016 (see r. 2(b))

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2016

9 Sep 2016 p. 3885

r. 1 and 2: 9 Sep 2016 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 11 Sep 2016 (see r. 2(b))

Health Regulations Amendment (Public Health Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017 Pt. 2

19 Sep 2017 p. 4883‑5

20 Sep 2017 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 19 Sep 2017 p. 4880)

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2018

14 Sep 2018 p. 3309‑10

r. 1 and 2: 14 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Sep 2018 (see r. 2(b))

Blood and Tissue (Transmissible Diseases) Amendment Regulations 2020

SL 2020/47 24 Apr 2020

r. 1 and 2: 24 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(b))

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1. Citation

2. Terms used

3. Taking of blood without declaration

4. Declaration to be required from donor

5. Person authorised to permit declarations to be made

6. Form of declaration

7. Offences