Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Bread Wheat intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart III : Sampling9. Taking of sample |
| (1) | A sample of a consignment of wheat shall — |
| (a) | in the case of wheat delivered in bags and subject to regulation 10, be obtained by sampling at least ten percent of the bags, chosen from that consignment at random, with a bag probe: Provided that at least 25 bags in a consignment shall be sampled and where a consignment consists of less than 25 bags, all the bags in that consignment shall be sampled; and |
| (b) | in the case of wheat delivered in bulk and subject to regulation 10, be obtained by sampling that consignment throughout the whole depth of the layer, in at least six different places, chosen at random in that bulk quantity, with a bulk sampling apparatus. |
| (2) | The collective sample obtained in sub-regulation (1) (a) or (b) shall — |
| (a) | have a total mass of at least 10 kg; and |
| (b) | be thoroughly mixed by means of dividing before further examination. |
| (3) | If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub-regulation (1)(a) is not representative of that consignment, an additional five percent of the remaining bags, chosen from that consignment at random,shall be emptied into a suitable bulk container and sampled in the manner contemplated in sub-regulation (1)(b). |
| (4) | If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub-regulation (1)(b) is not representative of that consignment, an additional representative sample shall be obtained by using an alternative sampling apparatus or method. |
| (5) | A sample taken in terms of these regulations shall be deemed to be representative of the consignment from which it was taken. |