{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/part-III/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/part-III/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/513",
  "legislation_title": "Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/III/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Incremental sample",
  "text": "The incremental samples shall be selected in the following manner:—\n(a) in the case of solid fertilisers in containers—\n(i) where the content of each of the containers in the sampled portion is greater than 1 kg in weight, the number of containers shall be selected in accordance with Table 1 in Part VI;\n(ii) where the content of each of the containers in the sampled portion does not exceed 1 kg in weight, the number of containers shall be selected in accordance with Table 1 in Part VI, except that the number selected shall be not less than four;\n(b) in the case of loose solid fertilisers the number of incremental samples shall be selected in accordance with Table 2 in Part VI;\n(c) in the case of fluid fertilisers—\n(i) where each container in the sampled portion contains not more than 100 litres the number of containers shall be selected in accordance with Table 3 in Part VI;\n(ii) where each container in the sampled portion contains more than 100 litres an incremental sample shall be drawn from each container.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/1/part/III/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:32:40.012993+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}