APIARIES ACT 1985 - As at 1 July 2017 - Act 16 of 1985

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions

PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

• 5 Inspectors

PART 3 - REGISTRATION OF BEEKEEPERS

• 6 Unregistered persons not to keep bees
• 7 Registration of beekeepers
• 8 Conditions of registration
• 9 Term of registration
• 10 Suspension of registration
• 11 Cancellation and expiry of registration
• 12 Renewal of beekeeper's registration
• 13 Director-General to keep register of beekeepers

PART 4 - REGULATION OF BEEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

Division 1 - General regulatory requirements

• 14 Bees to be kept in frame hives
• 15 Beehives to be identified
• 15A Forfeiture of beehives in certain cases
• 16 Access to beehives to be kept clear
• 17 Abandoned or neglected bees or associated things
• 18 Power of Director-General to restrict beekeeping on certain premises
• 18A Power of inspectors to relocate beehives in emergency
• 19 Power to prohibit the keeping of bees in specified areas
• 20 Honey not to be exposed

Division 2 - Disease control

• 21 Infected bees etc not to be kept or sold
• 22 Beekeepers to notify disease
• 23 Declaration of infected areas
• 24 Powers of inspectors with respect to infected bees etc
• 24A Power to order tests
25. (Repealed)
• 26 Prohibition of importation of bees etc
• 27 Establishment of quarantine areas
• 27A Permits

PART 5 - COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF BEES ETC

• 28 Payment of compensation
• 29 Persons to whom compensation is payable
• 30 Claims
• 31 Basis of compensation
• 32 Compensation limited
• 32A Determination of compensation
• 33 Compensation payable under this Part to be a fixed charge on the Consolidated Fund
• 34 Offences under Part 5

PART 6 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS BY THE CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

• 35 Applications for review
36, 37. (Repealed)

PART 7 - ENFORCEMENT

• 38 General powers of inspection
• 38A Inspector may request assistance
• 39 Power to require name and place of residence and location of beehives
• 40 Assault etc of inspector
• 41 Personation of inspector
• 42 General provisions with respect to offences
• 42A Penalty notices
• 43 Offences by officers of corporations
• 44 Evidentiary provisions
• 45 Injunctions
• 46 Recovery of expenses

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• 46A Exclusion of personal liability
• 47 Service of documents
• 47A Delegation
• 48 Certain orders to be published in Gazette
49. (Repealed)
• 50 Regulations
• 51 Amendment of Schedules 1, 2 and 3
• 52 Repeals
• 53 Savings and transitional provisions
• 54 Description of land in documents under this Act
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
• SCHEDULE 4
• SCHEDULE 5