Notification of suspicion of a disease or pestI13

1

Any owner or person in charge of a hive who knows or suspects that–

a

any bees from the hive are infected with a notifiable disease; or

b

a notifiable pest is present in the hive; or

c

a notifiable pest is present on or in the same premises or vehicle as the hive,

must immediately notify that fact to the Scottish Ministers.

2

Any other person who–

a

has possession or charge of; or

b

discovers in the course of that person’s occupation,

a bee pest that that person knows or suspects is a notifiable pest must immediately notify that fact to the Scottish Ministers.

3

Paragraph (2) does not apply to any person who has possession or charge of a bee pest, or who discovers a bee pest, in the course of that person’s occupation at a laboratory to which samples have been sent for testing for the purposes of this Order.