Paragraph 23 Multi-chamber type stick sampler

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 5, para 4 am by Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) 2004 reg 2(1), (4)(a)
Sch 5, para 6 am by Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) 2004 reg 2(1), (4)(b)
Sch. 5 para. 13 Table word substituted by Seed 2007 reg. 8(a)
Sch. 5 para. 13 Table words inserted by Oil and Fibre Plant Seed 2003 reg. 3(3)

In the case of a multi-chamber type stick sampler—

(a)

the apertures shall be closed before insertion;

(b)

the instrument shall be inserted diagonally into sacks or vertically into large containers so that all apertures are fully covered;

(c)

the apertures shall be opened;

(d)

the instrument shall be agitated so that seed enters;

(e)

the apertures shall be closed gently to ensure that trapped seed is not broken or damaged;

(f)

the instrument shall be withdrawn and if the chambers are full the contents shall be emptied onto a clean surface or into a clean container; and

(g)

if all the chambers are not full, the contents shall be discarded and procedures specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) shall be repeated.