Paragraph 7

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 5 coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)
Sch. 1 para. 6 coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)
Sch. 1 para. 7 coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)
Sch. 1 para. 8 coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)
Sch. 1 para. 9 coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)
Sch. 1 para. 10 coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)
Sch. 1 Pt. I coming into force by Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) 1999 reg. 1(1)

Subject to paragraph 8, in the absence of good reason to the contrary, the sampling apparatus for solid feeding stuffs shall be taken from among the following—

(a)

a flat-bottomed shovel with vertical sides;

(b)

a sampling spear with dimensions appropriate to the characteristics of the sampled portion in all respects, including dimensions of the container and particle size of the feeding stuff;

(c)

mechanical apparatus which, if used for the purpose of sampling a feeding stuff being moved at the time the sample is taken, must be capable of taking samples right across the flow of the product;

(d)

apparatus designed to divide the sample into approximately equal parts for taking incremental samples, and for the preparation of reduced and final samples.