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Bee Keeping (Colonsay and Oronsay) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 279 of 2013).

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This Order prohibits the keeping of animals of the genus Apis (honey bees) on the adjoining islands of Colonsay and Oronsay other than animals of the subspecies Apis mellifera mellifera. Any person who keeps or has in their possession or control on those islands a honey bee other than a black bee may be guilty of an offence under section 14ZC of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Title
Bee Keeping (Colonsay and Oronsay) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 279 of 2013).
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
2013
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
biological contamination
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/uk128492.pdf
Link to full text
http://www.opsi.gov.uk