Paragraph 27 Obtaining a submitted sample—composite sample division instruments

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)

Where the composite sample exceeds the prescribed minimum weight for the submitted sample, a riffle divider of the type specified in paragraph 28 or a centrifugal divider of the type specified in paragraph 29 may be used to obtain a submitted sample. Other instruments and methods may be used at the discretion of the Secretary of State.