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(3)  For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(d) and (e), a person or laboratory (as the case may be) 
meets the relevant requirements for accreditation t o a standard where the person who is the 
operator of the laboratory complies with the requir ements of regulation 6 of the Health Protection 
(Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 as if— 
(a)  a reference to an applicable test were a reference to a day 2 test; 
(b)  a reference to a test provider were a reference to a private provider. 
Day 8 tests: general test requirements 
8. —(1) For the purposes of regulation 6(12)(b), a day  8 test complies with this paragraph 
where— 
(a)  it is a test provided by a public provider; or 
(b)  it is a test provided by a private provider— 
(i)  in respect of— 
(aa)  a non-Schedule 11 passenger, on or after 1st March 2021; 
(bb)  a Schedule 11 passenger, on 1st or 2nd March 2021, 
(ii)  where the test complies with sub-paragraph (2), and 
(iii)  where the private provider complies with paragraph 9. 
(2)  A test complies with this sub-paragraph where— 
(a)  it is a semi-quantitative test for the detection of  coronavirus which targets a minimum of 
two distinguishable SARS-CoV-2 genes other than the S gene and performance reference 
controls; 
(b)  it is, in relation to a Schedule 11 passenger— 
(i)  a test which requires laboratory processing, and 
(ii)  a test which can be self-administered; 
(c)  the manufacturer of any device used for the purposes of the test states that the device— 
(i)  uses an extracted molecular method, 
(ii)  has a specificity and a sensitivity greater than 95 % (with a 95% two-sided 
confidence interval entirely above 90%), and 
(iii)  has a limit of detection of less than or equal to 1 000 SARS-CoV-2 copies per 
millilitre; and 
(d)  any device used for the purposes of the test— 
(i)  can be put into service in accordance with Part 4 of the Medical Devices Regulations 
2002, other than solely by virtue of regulation 39(2) of those Regulations, and 
(ii)  has been validated no more than 18 months before th e test is administered or 
provided to P. 
(3)  For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) “validated”, in relation to a device, has the meaning 
given by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 10. 
Day 8 tests: private provider requirements 
9. —(1) For the purposes of paragraph 8(1)(b)(iii), a private provider complies with this 
paragraph where— 
(a)  they comply with the requirements of paragraph 3(1)(a) and (e) to (h) of Schedule 10 as if 
any reference in those provisions to an appropriate test were a reference to a day 8 test; 
(b)  if the provider is a laboratory that conducts diagn ostic test evaluation for testing in 
accordance with this Schedule, they have made a declaration to the Department of Health 
and Social Care that they meet the minimum standards for private sector-provided testing 
at https://support-covid-19-testing.dhsc.gov.uk/InternationalTesting;