Section 5, The National Fertilizer Regulations, 2020.

(1) The methods of inspection, sampling, samplepreparation and analysis of fertilizer employed by the Agency shall be as specified in theFertilizer Analysis Manual and the Fertilizer Inspection Manual and approved by the Minister. (2) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1), the Minister may, by statutory instrument, adopt other methods of inspection, sampling, sample preparation and analysis of fertilizer in respect of which improved applicability has been demonstrated. (3) Where other methods of inspection, sampling, sample preparation and analysis of fertilizer is adopted by the Minister under sub- regulation (1), the Chairman of the Board of Agency shall inform the West African Committee for Fertilizer Control of such appropriate additional methods adopted by the Minister under sub-regulation (1), for harmonisation purposes. 6 7 Object. Application. Units of Agency. Methods of i n s p e c t i o n , sampling and analysis of fertilizer. (4) The Minister shall designate and authorise laboratories that may perform official analysis on fertilizer samples. (5) The analysis of fertilizer samples under sub-regulation (4) shall be conducted within 30 working days from the date the fertilizer samples were taken and the registrant issued a laboratory report. (6) The Agency shall retain all officially analysed laboratory samples for a maximum of 90 days from the date of the issuance of the laboratory report.