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In forceMeaning 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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