# Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Part I: Definitions


In this Schedule:—
“sampled portion” means a quantity of a material constituting a unit and having characteristics presumed to be uniform;
“incremental sample” means a quantity taken from one point in the sampled portion;
“aggregate sample” means an aggregate of incremental samples taken from the same sampled portion;
“reduced sample” means a representative part of the aggregate sample obtained from the latter by a process of reduction; and
“final sample” means a representative part of the reduced sample or, where no intermediate reduction is required, of the aggregate sample.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/1/part/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/part-I
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