# The Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2002, Paragraph 1


A sample shall be obtained from the seed lot by taking primary samples systematically or at random from different positions in the lot and combining them to form a composite sample. The composite sample may be submitted for testing intact but if the composite sample is too large it may be reduced in weight by using a riffle divider or a centrifugal divider, to give the submitted sample.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3176/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-registration-licensing-and-enforcement-england-regulations-2002/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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