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The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006

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2.—(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.

(2) A notice under this Order—

(a)shall be in writing;

(b)may be suspended, amended or revoked by further notice at any time; and

(c)may 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.

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