Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

2 Amendment to the Principal Regulations

3 Amendment to regulation 2

4 Amendment to regulation 3

5 Amendment to regulation 4

6 Amendment to regulation 5

7 Omission of regulation 6

8 Amendment to regulation 7

9 Transitional provisions

Signature

Explanatory note

Transitional provisions9.

(1)

A relevant person is not required to comply with regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations until 6 December 20258.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a relevant person is a testing service provider who is accredited to either ISO 15189:2012 or both ISO Standards 15189:2012 and 22870:2016.

(3)

A relevant applicant is not required to comply with regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations until the date calculated in accordance with regulation 6(6B)(b) of the Principal Regulations.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (3), a relevant applicant is a person who, prior to 1 January 2024, has made an application in accordance with regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations and is not yet accredited.