Regulation 18(3)
1. If the bulk consists of seed potatoes (a) comprising more than one consignment, or (b) associated with more than one certificate in accordance with these Regulations, it shall be divided so that each consignment or, as the case may be, the quantity of potatoes associated with each such certificate constitutes a separate lot and each lot shall be separately sampled.
2. Where the total quantity of seed potatoes being sampled separately does not exceed 50kg all the potatoes shall be examined.
3. Where the said total quantity exceeds 50kg there shall be examined all the seed potatoes in a sample, the said sample being selected as follows:–
(a)seed potatoes packed in packages or containers (other than sacks or bags) of 50kg or less or in sacks and bags from lots not exceeding 5 tonnes at least one package or container in twenty shall be selected at random, the sample so selected being not less than 50kg; from lots exceeding 5 tonnes a sample of at least 250kg shall be selected at random;
(b)seed potatoes packed in packages or containers (other than sacks or bags) of more than 50kg or unpacked from lots not exceeding 5 tonnes at least one-twentieth of the weight of the lot shall be selected at random, the sample to be selected being not less than 50kg; from lots exceeding 5 tonnes a sample of at least 250kg shall be selected at random.