# The Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977, Paragraph 1: METHOD OF SAMPLING


A sample of measuring container bottles of the same design and the same manufacture shall be drawn from a batch corresponding, in principle, to an hour's production.
If the result of the check on a batch corresponding to an hour's production is not satisfactory, a second test can be carried out, based either on another sample from a batch corresponding to a longer period of production or, where production has been subject to a check recognized by the Secretary of State, on the results recorded on the manufacturers' check-cards.
The number of measuring container bottles constituting the sample shall be 35 or 40 as determined by an inspector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/932/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/measuring-container-bottles-eec-requirements-regulations-1977/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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