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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/part-VI",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-sampling-and-analysis-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/part-VI.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/VI",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "VI",
  "heading": "Sampling tables",
  "text": "TABLE 1\nFERTILISERS IN CONTAINERS\nNumber of containers in the sampled portion\nNumber of containers to be selected for sampling\n1 to 4\nAll containers\n5 to 16\nnot less than 4\n17 to 25\nnot less than 5\n26 to 36\nnot less than 6\n37 to 49\nnot less than 7\n50 to 64\nnot less than 8\n65 to 81\nnot less than 9\n82 to 100\nnot less than 10\n101 to 121\nnot less than 11\n122 to 144\nnot less than 12\n145 to 169\nnot less than 13\n170 to 196\nnot less than 14\n197 to 225\nnot less than 15\n226 to 256\nnot less than 16\n257 to 289\nnot less than 17\n290 to 324\nnot less than 18\n325 to 361\nnot less than 19\n362 and above\nnot less than 20\nTABLE 2\nLOOSE SOLID FERTILISERS\nSize of sampled portion in tonnes\nNumber of incremental samples required\nUp to and including 2.5\nnot less than 7\nGreater than 2.5 and up to and including 3\nnot less than 8\nGreater than 3 and up to and including 4\nnot less than 9\nGreater than 4 and up to and including 5\nnot less than 10\nGreater than 5 and up to and including 6\nnot less than 11\nGreater than 6 and up to and including 7\nnot less than 12\nGreater than 7 and up to and including 8\nnot less than 13\nGreater than 8 and up to and including 9\nnot less than 14\nGreater than 9 and up to and including 11\nnot less than 15\nGreater than 11 and up to and including 12\nnot less than 16\nGreater than 12 and up to and including 14\nnot less than 17\nGreater than 14 and up to and including 16\nnot less than 18\nGreater than 16 and up to and including 18\nnot less than 19\nGreater than 18 and up to and including 20\nnot less than 20\nGreater than 20 and up to and including 22\nnot less than 21\nGreater than 22 and up to and including 24\nnot less than 22\nGreater than 24 and up to and including 26\nnot less than 23\nGreater than 26 and up to and including 28\nnot less than 24\nGreater than 28 and up to and including 31\nnot less than 25\nGreater than 31 and up to and including 33\nnot less than 26\nGreater than 33 and up to and including 36\nnot less than 27\nGreater than 36 and up to and including 39\nnot less than 28\nGreater than 39 and up to and including 42\nnot less than 29\nGreater than 42 and up to and including 45\nnot less than 30\nGreater than 45 and up to and including 48\nnot less than 31\nGreater than 48 and up to and including 51\nnot less than 32\nGreater than 51 and up to and including 54\nnot less than 33\nGreater than 54 and up to and including 57\nnot less than 34\nGreater than 57 and up to and including 61\nnot less than 35\nGreater than 61 and up to and including 64\nnot less than 36\nGreater than 64 and up to and including 68\nnot less than 37\nGreater than 68 and up to and including 72\nnot less than 38\nGreater than 72 and up to and including 76\nnot less than 39\nGreater than 76\nnot less than 40\nTABLE 3\nFLUID FERTILISERS\nNumber of containers in sampled portion\nNumber of containers to be selected for sampling\n1 to 3\nAll containers\n4 to 20\nnot less than 4\n21 to 60\nnot less than 6\n61 to 100\nnot less than 8\n101 to 400\nnot less than 10\nMore than 400\nnot less than 20",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/513/schedule/1/part/VI",
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  },
  "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."
}