{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2000/201",
  "legislation_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seed-potatoes-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Sampling of seed potatoes",
  "text": "(1) A sample of seed potatoes required for the purposes of these Regulations shall be taken by an authorised officer in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.\n(2) Where a sample is so required in connection with classification of seed potatoes an authorised officer may take a sample of potatoes of such quantity or number and from such part or parts of the growing or harvested crop as he may think expedient.\n(3) Where a sample is so required otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (2) of this regulation an authorised officer shall take the sample in accordance with Schedule 9.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2005/280",
      "affecting_title": "The Seed Potatoes (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/201/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:50:22.020320+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."
}