9Container to be sealed and labelled

9 Container to be sealed and labelled

9 Container to be sealed and labelled

(1) After taking a bodily sample from a donor, the sampler must ensure the following—

(a) the sample is placed in a container immediately after it is taken and in the presence of the donor,

(b) the container has not previously been used for any purpose,

(c) the container is sealed in a way that, if it were opened after being sealed, that fact would be evident on inspection of the container,

(d) the container is labelled in a way that the removal of the label (or part of the label), or the impairment of the writing on the label by alteration or erasure, would be evident on inspection of the container,

(e) the particulars on the label are inscribed permanently and include—

(i) the full name of the donor, and

(ii) the date of birth and sex of the donor, and

(iii) the date and time at which the sample was taken,

(f) the label inscribed with the particulars referred to in paragraph (e) is signed permanently by the sampler and the donor.

(2) If the donor is a person who is under the age of 18 years or who has a disability—

(a) the procedure specified in subclause (1) (a) must be completed in the presence of the donor’s representative, and

(b) the procedure specified in subclause (1) (f) is taken to have been complied with only if the label is signed by the donor’s representative.