Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 867

The Importation of Bees (Amendment) Order 1987

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1987 No. 867

BEE DISEASES

The Importation of Bees (Amendment) Order 1987

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1(1) and (2) of the Bees Act 1980^[1] and of all their other enabling powers, hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Importation of Bees (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 4th June 1987.

Amendment
    2.    The Importation of Bees Order 1980^[2] shall be amended as follows—
 (a) in article 2 (interpretation) after the definition of "bees" there shall be added the following definition—
""bee pests" means any organisms or pathogens which are injurious to bees or any cultures of any such organisms or pathogens;" and

 (b) in article 3 (prohibition of importation of bees), article 4 (general licences) and article 5 (specific licences) after the word "bees" wherever it appears in those articles there shall be added the words "or bee pests" .

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
11th May 1987.


Michael Jopling

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food



John J. Mackay

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

11th May 1987

Nicholas Edwards

Secretary of State for Wales

12th May 1987

This Order amends the Importation of Bees Order 1980, which prohibits the importation of bees into Great Britain except under a licence issued by the responsible Minister (as defined in that Order), by prohibiting the importation of bee pests (being organisms or pathogens which are injurious to bees or any cultures of any such organisms or pathogens) except under such a licence (article 2).

[1] 1980 c. 12. back

[2] S.I. 1980/792. back