Legislation – The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

In Schedule 2 (regulated activities: general exceptions) to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 20142, after paragraph 11, insert—

“12.

Any activity which—

(a)

is carried on for the purpose of testing for the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (“SARS-CoV-2”) in an individual, or for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, or

(b)

is carried on for the purpose of processing, analysing or reporting the results of a test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in an individual, or for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.”.