Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
122Taking samples for testing etc.
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122 Taking samples for testing etc.
(1) If a sample of a substance or thing taken under clause 82(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act is safely and practicably divisible, the NOPSEMA inspector who has taken the sample must—
(a) divide the sample into 3 parts; and
(b) put each part into a container and seal and label the container appropriately; and
(c) give one part to the operator or the employer for whom the substance or thing was being used; and
(d) provide another part for inspection, examination, measuring or testing for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the Act; and
(e) retain the remaining part for any further inspection, examination, measuring or testing that is required.
(2) If a sample of a substance or thing taken under clause 82(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act is not safely and practicably divisible, the NOPSEMA inspector who has taken the sample must provide the whole sample for inspection, examination, measuring or testing for the purposes of the Schedule.