Paragraph 1

where the milk is in retail containers, by taking one of the containers which, save in a case to which paragraph 3 of this Schedule applies, shall be delivered intact to the testing laboratory in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Schedule;

where the milk is in bulk containers, by taking the sample from well below the surface of the milk after the milk has been thoroughly stirred, the instruments used for stirring and sampling the milk having been sterilised before use, and, save in a case to which paragraph 3 of this Schedule applies, putting the sample into a bottle which shall immediately thereafter be stoppered, the bottle and its stopper having been sterilised before use;

where milk from each bulk container of a consignment is sampled, the volume of the sample taken from each such container shall be proportionate to the volume of milk in that container and the samples so taken shall then be mixed so as to constitute a sample of the consignment.