
1 
This Order may be cited as the Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Amendment Order 2021 and comes into force on 21 April 2021.
2 
After article 2 of the Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Order 2007 insert—“
2A. 

(1) Any owner or person in charge of a hive who knows or suspects that any species of the Varroa mite is present in the hive must report, as soon as practicable, that fact to the Scottish Ministers.
(2) A person reporting under paragraph (1) may submit to the Scottish Ministers samples of—
(a) any bee pest to establish if it is any species of the Varroa mite; or
(b) any other thing, including soil, to establish if it is infected with any species of the Varroa mite.
(3) Any sample submitted under paragraph (2) must be packed in a way which prevents, as far as possible, the risk of the spread of infection during transit.”.
BEN MACPHERSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th February 2021