Paragraph 3
Where the said total quantity exceeds 50kg there shall be examined all the seed potatoes in a sample, the said sample being selected as follows:–
seed potatoes packed in packages or containers (other than sacks or bags) of 50kg or less or in sacks and bags from lots not exceeding 5 tonnes at least one package or container in twenty shall be selected at random, the sample so selected being not less than 50kg; from lots exceeding 5 tonnes a sample of at least 250kg shall be selected at random;
seed potatoes packed in packages or containers (other than sacks or bags) of more than 50kg or unpacked from lots not exceeding 5 tonnes at least one-twentieth of the weight of the lot shall be selected at random, the sample to be selected being not less than 50kg; from lots exceeding 5 tonnes a sample of at least 250kg shall be selected at random.