Exemption in relation to clinical laboratory services provided by blood banking service or cord blood banking service licensee
8.—(1) Section 8 of the Act does not apply in relation to the provision of a clinical laboratory service by a person who holds a valid licence to provide a blood banking service and who —
(a)
conducts any test on any blood collected by the person as part of the person’s provision of a blood banking service, to ensure the suitability of the blood for transfusion; or
(b)
conducts any test on any blood collected from a donor or recipient to ensure the suitability of the donor’s blood for transfusion to the recipient, as part of the person’s provision of a blood banking service.
(2) Section 8 of the Act does not apply in relation to the provision of a clinical laboratory service by a person (X) who holds a valid licence to provide a cord blood banking service and conducts, as part of X’s provision of a cord blood banking service, any test on —
(a)
any cord blood collected by X to ensure the suitability of the cord blood for transplant or storage; or
(b)
any cord blood that —
(i)
is collected by another person (Y) who holds a valid licence to provide a cord blood banking service; and
(ii)
is provided by Y to X solely for the purpose of testing to ensure the suitability of the cord blood for transplant or storage.