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The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 11 Cited in Amendments 4 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/342
Year2006
(1) This Order may be cited as the Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006 and comes into force on 17th March 2006.(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.(1) In this Order—
  • “appliances” means containers and any other equipment used in connection with keeping or transporting bees;
  • “bee pest” means any beetle, mite or similar organism that may be injurious to bees and that is in any stage of its life cycle;
  • “field test kit” means a portable test kit that confirms the presence of a disease without the need to send samples to a laboratory;
  • “hive” means any thing that contains or has at any time contained a colony of bees;
  • “notifiable disease” means American foul brood or European foul brood;
  • “notifiable pest” means the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) or any species of the Tropilaelaps mite;
  • “premises” includes any place with or without buildings; and
  • “vehicle” includes any vessel, boat, hovercraft or aircraft.
shall be in writing;may be suspended, amended or revoked by further notice at any time; andmay be subject to conditions.(3) Paragraph (2) (c) does not apply to a notice under article 10.(4) A licence under this Order shall be in writing, may be general or specific, may contain conditions and may be suspended, amended or revoked by notice at any time.(5) A general licence issued under this Order shall be brought to the attention of those persons whom it is likely to affect by its publication in such newspapers or periodicals or in such other manner as the Secretary of State considers necessary.any bees from the hive are infected with a notifiable disease;a notifiable pest is present in the hive; ora notifiable pest is present on or in the same premises or vehicle as the hive,has in his possession or charge; ordiscovers in the course of his occupation,(1) An owner or person in charge of a hive who knows that any species of the Varroa mite (Varroosis) is present within that hive must give notice of that fact to the Secretary of State as soon as is practicable.(2) Any other person who discovers in the course of his occupation the presence of the Varroa mite (Varroosis) in a hive, must give notice of that fact to the Secretary of State as soon as is practicable.(3) A person who gives notice under this article in respect of a hive is not required to give further notices in respect of other hives at the same location.any hive, bees, combs, bee products, bee pests, hive debris or appliances; orany other thing liable to spread the notifiable disease or the notifiable pest.any parts of the hive, bees, combs, bee products or hive debris, to establish whether they are infected with a notifiable disease or a notifiable pest;any bee pest to establish whether it is a notifiable pest; andsoil from the area surrounding the hive to establish whether it is infected with a notifiable pest.(3) If a notice is served under article 6(1) or (2) , the prohibition on removal in that notice shall apply in place of the prohibition on removal in paragraph (1) .an authorised person has confirmed by notice that he is satisfied that the bees are not infected with the notifiable disease or that the notifiable pest is not present in the hive or on or in the same premises or vehicle as the hive; orthe owner or person in charge of the hive has been informed that the test results on samples submitted to the Secretary of State under paragraph (2) confirm that the material sampled is free from infection or is not a notifiable pest.(5) Any person who gives notification under article 3(2) shall not remove, or permit to be removed, any bee pest or any other thing by which the notifiable pest is liable to be spread from the premises or vehicle on or in which it is situated.any bee pest to see if it is a notifiable pest; andany other thing, including soil, to see if it is infected with a notifiable pest.(7) If a notice is served under article 6(1) or (2) , the prohibition on removal in that notice shall apply in place of the prohibition on removal in paragraph (5) .an authorised person has confirmed by notice that he is satisfied that the notifiable pest is not present; orthe person who gave notification under article 3(2) has been informed that the test results on samples submitted to the Secretary of State under paragraph (6) confirm that the material sampled is not a notifiable pest or is not infected with a notifiable pest.(9) Any sample submitted under paragraph (2) or (6) shall be packed so as to prevent as far as possible the risk of the spread of infection during transit.(1) An authorised person may mark any hive or appliance for identification purposes.(2) No person shall in any way interfere with any identifying mark made under paragraph (1) or permit such a mark to be interfered with.any hive, bees, combs, bee products, bee pests, hive debris or appliances situated on or in the premises or vehicle; orany other thing liable to spread the

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