Maximum weight of a seed lot and minimum weight of a sample
26.—(1) The minimum weight of a sample submitted for official examination shall be that specified in column 4 of the table set out in sub paragraph (2) in relation to the corresponding entries in columns 1 and 2 of the table.
(2) The minimum weight of a sample for moisture testing shall be that specified in column 5 of the following table:–
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
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Species | Level (where applicable) | Maximum weight of a lot | Minimum weight of a sample to be drawn from a lot | Minimum weight of a sample for a moisture test | Weight of the sample for determinations by number in accordance with paragraph 16 of Part II of Schedule 4 |
(tonnes) | (grams) | (grams) | (grams) | ||
Barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat | Minimum | 25 | 1,000 | 100 | 500 |
HVS | 25 | 1,000 | 100 | 1,000 | |
Rye and triticale | – | 25 | 1,000 | 100 | 500 |
Maize, Basic Seed of inbred lines | – | 40 | 250 | 100 | 250 |
Maize, Basic Seed other than of inbred lines and Certified Seed | – | 40 | 1,000 | 100 | 1,000 |
A mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies and of which Maize is not a constituent | Minimum | 25 | – | – | – |
HVS | 25 | – | – | – | |
A mixture of seeds to which regulation 8 applies one of the constituents of which is Maize | – | 40 | – | – | – |