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 : Sampling9. Obtaining sample |
| (1) | A representative sample of a consignment of canola shall— |
| (a) | in the case of canola delivered in bags and subject to regulation 10, be obtained by sampling at least ten (10) per cent 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 canola 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 sample obtained in sub regulation (1)(a) or (b) shall— |
| (a) | have a total mass of at least 3kg; and |
| (b) | be thoroughly mixed before further dividing. |
| (3) | If it is suspected that the sample referred to in sub regulation (1)(a) is not representative of that consignment, an additional five per cent 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 subregulation (1)(b) is not representative of that consignment, an additional representative sample shall be obtained by using an alternative sampling pattern, 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. |