# The Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (Scotland) Order 2007, Article 12: Duties of an approved laboratory


The person in charge of an approved laboratory shall ensure that–
(a) the examination of samples submitted to it under article 9 begins within 48 hours of receipt of the samples;
(b) the samples are prepared as follows–
(i) chick box liners in accordance with Schedule 4;
(ii) boot swabs samples in accordance with point 3.1.2. of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1003/2005; and
(iii) any other samples of faeces in accordance with point 3.1.3 of that Annex;
(c) the samples are tested for salmonella in accordance with the method in point 3.2 of that Annex; and
(d) the result of any test on any sample is reported in writing as soon as practicable to the occupier who submitted it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/254/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poultry-breeding-flocks-and-hatcheries-scotland-order-2007/article-12
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