Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 26 December 2001
These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations provide for the prevention and control of disease within the apiary industry by –(a) requiring that apiaries be identified so as to facilitate their inspection; and(b) requiring that beekeepers use only standard or approved kinds of hive; and(c) providing for the seizure and disposal of abandoned or neglected hives, bee products and beekeeping equipment.