Paragraph 28 Riffle Divider

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)

The riffle divider shall consist of a rectangular hopper leading to a series of evenly spaced chutes, arranged so that seed is distributed equally on two sides. There shall be a minimum of 18 chutes, each discharging in the opposite direction to its immediate neighbour. Three (or more) metal collecting vessels (pans) of sufficient depth to prevent seed bouncing out shall be used.