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Meaning of parentage testing procedure

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5 Meaning of parentage testing procedure

(1)

A parentage testing procedure is a physical or other test carried out on a person involving the application of medical science for the purpose of obtaining evidence about paternity.

(2)

A parentage testing procedure includes the taking of tissue, fluid or other bodily sample from a person and the scientific examination of the samples.

(3)

The following medical procedures are also parentage testing procedures—

(a)

red cell antigen blood grouping;

(b)

red cell enzyme blood grouping;

(c)

human leucocyte antigen tissue typing;

(d)

testing for serum markers;

(e)

DNA typing.

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