{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-scotland-regulations-2012/regulation-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-scotland-regulations-2012/regulation-25.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2012/318",
  "legislation_title": "The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-scotland-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/25",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Procedure where a sample is to be analysed",
  "text": "(1) An authorised officer who has procured a sample under section 29 of the Act and who considers it should be analysed must divide the sample into 3 parts.\n(2) If the sample consists of sealed containers and opening them would, in the opinion of the authorised officer, impede a proper analysis, the authorised officer must divide the sample into parts by putting the containers into 3 lots, and each lot is to be treated as being a part.\n(3) The authorised officer must—\n(a) if necessary place each part in a suitable container and seal it;\n(b) mark each part or container;\n(c) as soon as is reasonably practicable, give one part to the owner and notify the owner in writing that the sample will be analysed;\n(d) submit one part for analysis in accordance with section 30 of the Act; and\n(e) retain one part for future submission under regulation 26.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/318/regulation/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:42:06.765569+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."
}