Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Part VI Sampling tables

TABLE 1

FERTILISERS IN CONTAINERS

Number of containers in the sampled portion	Number of containers to be selected for sampling
1 to 4	All containers
5 to 16	not less than 4
17 to 25	not less than 5
26 to 36	not less than 6
37 to 49	not less than 7
50 to 64	not less than 8
65 to 81	not less than 9
82 to 100	not less than 10
101 to 121	not less than 11
122 to 144	not less than 12
145 to 169	not less than 13
170 to 196	not less than 14
197 to 225	not less than 15
226 to 256	not less than 16
257 to 289	not less than 17
290 to 324	not less than 18
325 to 361	not less than 19
362 and above	not less than 20

TABLE 2

LOOSE SOLID FERTILISERS

Size of sampled portion in tonnes	Number of incremental samples required
Up to and including 2.5	not less than 7
Greater than 2.5 and up to and including 3	not less than 8
Greater than 3 and up to and including 4	not less than 9
Greater than 4 and up to and including 5	not less than 10
Greater than 5 and up to and including 6	not less than 11
Greater than 6 and up to and including 7	not less than 12
Greater than 7 and up to and including 8	not less than 13
Greater than 8 and up to and including 9	not less than 14
Greater than 9 and up to and including 11	not less than 15
Greater than 11 and up to and including 12	not less than 16
Greater than 12 and up to and including 14	not less than 17
Greater than 14 and up to and including 16	not less than 18
Greater than 16 and up to and including 18	not less than 19
Greater than 18 and up to and including 20	not less than 20
Greater than 20 and up to and including 22	not less than 21
Greater than 22 and up to and including 24	not less than 22
Greater than 24 and up to and including 26	not less than 23
Greater than 26 and up to and including 28	not less than 24
Greater than 28 and up to and including 31	not less than 25
Greater than 31 and up to and including 33	not less than 26
Greater than 33 and up to and including 36	not less than 27
Greater than 36 and up to and including 39	not less than 28
Greater than 39 and up to and including 42	not less than 29
Greater than 42 and up to and including 45	not less than 30
Greater than 45 and up to and including 48	not less than 31
Greater than 48 and up to and including 51	not less than 32
Greater than 51 and up to and including 54	not less than 33
Greater than 54 and up to and including 57	not less than 34
Greater than 57 and up to and including 61	not less than 35
Greater than 61 and up to and including 64	not less than 36
Greater than 64 and up to and including 68	not less than 37
Greater than 68 and up to and including 72	not less than 38
Greater than 72 and up to and including 76	not less than 39
Greater than 76	not less than 40

TABLE 3

FLUID FERTILISERS

Number of containers in sampled portion	Number of containers to be selected for sampling
1 to 3	All containers
4 to 20	not less than 4
21 to 60	not less than 6
61 to 100	not less than 8
101 to 400	not less than 10
More than 400	not less than 20