Regulations relating to blood tests and other tests

(1) The Minister may, by regulations, make provisions as to the manner of giving directions under section 41 of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may, tests. (a) require the production at the time when a blood sample is taken of such evidence as to the identity of the person from whom it is as may be prescribed by the (b) require any person from whom a blood sample is taken, or in such cases as may be prescribed by the regulations, such other person as may be so prescribed, to state in 36 writing whether he or the person from whom the sample is taken, as the case may be, has during such period as may be specified in the regulations suffered from any such illness as may be so specified or received a transfusion (c) provide that blood tests shall not be carried out except by such person, and at such places, as may be appointed by the Minister; (d) prescribe the blood tests to be carried out and the manner in which they are to be carried out; (e) regulate the charges that may be made for the taking and testing of blood samples and for the making of a report to a court under section 41 of this section; (f) make provisions for securing that so far as practicable blood samples to be tested for the purpose of giving effect to a direction under section 41 of this Act are tested by the same (g) prescribe the form of the report to be made to a court under section 41 of this Act. (2) The Minister may also make regulations, (a) for DNA analysis and the circumstances when such analysis may be made; (b) providing that DNA analysis shall not be carried out except by such person and at such places (whether within or outside Belize) as may be appointed by the Minister; 37 (c) prescribing the manner in which the DNA analysis is to be carried out; (d) regulating the charges that may be made for the taking of DNA analysis and for the making of a report to a court; (e) providing that DNA analysis shall not be done without consent; (f) making provision where there is a failure to comply with a direction to undertake a DNA analysis; (g) prescribing the form of the report to the court of a DNA analysis.