26. Sampling procedure from imported explosives. - (1) When the master of, or the agent for, a ship has made declaration required by rule 24 such officer as the Customs Collector of the port may authorise in this behalf shall go on board the vessel and obtain samples of all such explosives as is intended to land at the port and are required by or under these rules to be tested, analyzed or examined.
(2) The master shall deliver to the officer referred to in sub-rule (1), without charge samples of all the explosives of which samples are required to be take under that sub-rule. One sample consisting of at least two cartridges shall be drawn from a group of cases having the same batch number and same date of manufacture. The samples if the sampling officer so required, shall be taken from particular package indicated by him.
(3) If the taking of any samples under sub-rule (1) involves the opening of any case such case shall, before it is opened, be removed to an isolated position at a safe distance from any place where consignments of explosives are stored.
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