# Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Paragraph 2: Incremental sample


The incremental samples shall be selected in the following manner:—
(a) in the case of solid fertilisers in containers—
(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;
(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;
(b) in the case of loose solid fertilisers the number of incremental samples shall be selected in accordance with Table 2 in Part VI;
(c) in the case of fluid fertilisers—
(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;
(ii) where each container in the sampled portion contains more than 100 litres an incremental sample shall be drawn from each container.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/1/part/III/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/part-III/paragraph-2
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