Specific licences6.
(1)
The responsible Minister, or any person authorised by him for the purpose, may issue specific licences exempting the importation of bees or bee pests from the prohibition imposed by article 3 above.
(2)
A licence issued under paragraph (1) above—
(a)
shall be issued to a named person;
(b)
shall be valid for a specified period not exceeding three years;
(c)
shall specify the country or countries from which bees or bee pests may be imported;
(d)
may be issued subject to conditions, which may be varied from time to time; and
(e)
may be suspended or revoked in accordance with the procedure set out in article 7 below.