{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2016/190",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Sampling of seed potatoes",
  "text": "(1) Where a sample of seed potatoes is required for any purpose in connection with these Regulations, the sample shall be taken by an authorised officer in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) Where a sample of a growing crop is required, the authorised officer may take a sample of such quantity or number and from such part of the growing crop and of the soil in which the crop is growing as the officer considers appropriate.\n(3) Where a sample of seed potatoes is required otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (2), the sample shall be taken by the authorised officer in accordance with Schedule 6.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/190/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:56:47.729828+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}