(1)  A laboratory to which a bodily sample has been sent for testing is to ensure that the testing is completed –

(a) if the proposed procedure is red cell antigen blood grouping, red cell enzyme blood grouping or testing for serum markers, within 6 days after the sample is taken; or

(b) if the proposed procedure is HLA tissue typing, within 3 days after the sample is taken; or

(c) if the proposed procedure is DNA typing, within a reasonable time after the sample is taken.

(2)  If the proposed procedure is red cell enzyme blood grouping or testing for serum markers, subregulation (1)(a) is complied with if –

(a) the testing is completed within 6 days after the sample is taken from the donor; or

(b) a dried sample of the bodily sample to be tested is prepared within those 6 days.