Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)Regulations2026 RegulationsRegulations relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Canola intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa: Effective 19 December 2026Part III : Sampling10. Sampling if contents differ |
| (1) | If, after an examination of the canola taken from different bags in a consignment in terms of regulation 9(1), it appears that the contents of those bags differ substantially— |
| (a) | the bags concerned shall be separated from each other; |
| (b) | all the bags in the consignment concerned shall be sampled in order to do such separation; and |
| (c) | each group of bags with a similar content in that consignment shall for the purposes of these regulations be deemed to be a separate consignment. |
| (2) | If, after the discharge of a consignment of canola in bulk has commenced, it is suspected that the consignment could be of a class or grade other than that determined by means of the initial sampling, the discharge shall immediately be stopped and the part of the consignment remaining in the bulk container, as well as the canola that is already in the collecting tray, shall be sampled anew with a bulk sampling apparatus or by catching at least 20 samples at regular intervals throughout the whole off loading period with a suitable container from the stream of canola that is flowing in bulk. |