# The Seed Potatoes Regulations 1991, 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:–
(a) 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;
(b) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2206/schedule/7/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-regulations-1991/schedule-7/paragraph-3
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