Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906 



analyst (hereinafter referred to as an agricultural analyst) 

 and one or more official samplers for their county or 

 borough. 



(3) The council of any county or county borough may 

 also appoint a deputy agricultural analyst, who shall, in 

 case of illness, incapacity, or absence of the agricultural 

 analyst, have all the powers and duties of the agricultural 

 analyst, and where the deputy acts this Act shall apply 

 as if he were the agricultural analyst, 



(4) The appointment of an agricultural analyst, 

 deputy agricultural analyst, or official sampler shall be 

 subject to the approval of the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries. 



(5) A person whilst holding the office of agricultural 

 analyst shall not engage or be interested in any trade, 

 manufacture, or business connected with the sale or 

 importation of articles used for fertilising the soil or as 

 food for cattle or poultry. 



3. — (i) Every purchaser of any article used for Power to 

 fertilising the soil or as food for cattle or poultry who ^^y^ ^^^' 

 has taken a sample thereof within ten days after delivery feeding stu2 

 of the article to him or receipt of the invoice by him, analysed, 

 whichever is later, shall, on payment of the required 

 fee, be entitled to have the sample analysed by the 

 agricultural analyst. 



(2) An official sampler shall at the request of the 

 purchaser and on payment by him of the required fee, 

 and may without any such request, take a sample for 

 analysis by the agricultural analyst of any such article 

 as aforesaid which has been sold or is exposed or kept for 

 sale, but, in the case of an article which has been sold, 

 the sample shall be taken before the expiration of ten 

 days after the delivery of the article to the purchaser, 

 or the receipt of the invoice by the purchaser, whichever 

 is later. 



(3) Where a sample has been taken with a view to 

 the institution of any civil or criminal preceeding, the 

 person taking the sample shall divide the sample into 

 three parts, and shall cause each part to be marked, 

 sealed, and fastened up, and shall deliver or send by post 



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