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15.—(1) Scottish Water must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that in taking, handling, transporting, storing and analysing any sample required to be taken for the purposes of this Part, or causing any such sample to be taken, handled, transported, stored and analysed, the appropriate requirements are satisfied.

(2) In paragraph (1) “the appropriate requirements” means such of the following requirements as are applicable—

(a)the sample is representative of the quality of the water at the time of sampling;

(b)the sample is not contaminated when being taken;

(c)the sample is kept at such temperature and in such conditions as will secure that there is no material alteration of the concentration or value or specification for the measurement or observation for which the sample is intended;

(d)the sample is analysed as soon as may be after it has been taken—

(i)by or under the supervision of a person who is competent to perform that task; and

(ii)with the use of such equipment as is suitable for the purpose; and

(e)any laboratory at which samples are analysed has a system of analytical quality control that is subjected from time to time to checking by a person who is—

(i)not under the control of either the laboratory or Scottish Water; and

(ii)approved by the Scottish Ministers for that purpose.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(e), “laboratory at which samples are analysed” includes a person who undertakes the analysis of samples for this Part, whether at the time and place where the samples are taken or otherwise.

(4) Scottish Water must maintain such records as are sufficient to enable it to establish, in relation to each sample taken for the purposes of this Part, that such of the appropriate requirements as are applicable to that sample have been satisfied.

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