Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Pulses intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart III : Sampling13. General |
| (1) | A sample of a consignment shall for the purpose of the application of these regulations be obtained by— |
| (a) | in the case of pulses in retail quantities packed in containers, |
| (i) | randomly taking from the number of containers concerned, at least the applicable number of containers mentioned in column 2 of Table below; and |
Sampling Plan
1 Number of Containers |
2 Minimum number of containers to be selected at random |
Less than 10 |
2 |
11 to 50 |
4 |
More than 50 |
6 |
| (ii) | sampling each such container by hand in the manner set out in regulation 14: Provided that if the contents per container is 1 kg or less, the total contents of all the chosen containers will be taken as sample; |
| (b) | in the case of pulses in bulk quantities— |
| (i) | sampling each bag in that consignment with a grain probe as contemplated in regulation 15 or by hand as contemplated in regulation 12 if it consists of 100 bags or less; or |
| (ii) | by otherwise sampling at least 10 per cent of the bags in that consignment chosen at random, but with a minimum of 100 bags, with a grain probe as contemplated in regulation 15 or by hand as contemplated in regulation 14. Provided that at least 25 bags in a consignment shall be sampled and where a consignment consist of less than 25 bags, all bags in that consignment shall be sampled. |
| (2) | A sample taken in terms of this regulation is considered to be representative of the consignment from which it was obtained. |