S.I. No. 151/1978 - Bee Pest Prevention (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

S.I. No. 151 of 1978.

BEE PEST PREVENTION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1978.

I, JAMES M. GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 6 of the Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act, 1908, and section 4 of the Agriculture Act, 1931 (No. 8 of 1931), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bee Pest Prevention (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Regulations, 1909, are hereby amended by the substitution for Regulation 10 (inserted by Regulation 2 of the Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Regulations 1971 ( S.I. No. 82 of 1971 ) of the following:

"10 (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, compensation for the destruction of bees, articles and appliances may be allowed by a local authority at a rate not exceeding the following—

A—MOVABLE COMB HIVE.

(a) Bees.
For each frame of comb fully covered with live bees	Half the value subject to a maximum of £3.37 per frame.
For each frame of comb not fully covered with live bees	Such lesser sum as is both less than £3.37 and reasonably proportionate to the area of the frame which, in the opinion of the Inspector, is covered with live bees.
(b) Appliances.
For bar frames (complete with foundations)	Half the value, subject to a maximum of 37p each.
For bar frames (with fully drawn comb)	Half the value, subject to a maximum of 67p each.
For sections (complete with foundations)	Half the value, subject to a maximum of 12p each.

B—FIXED COMB HIVE.

Bees and Appliances.
For each hive with live bees	£4.50.

(2) Compensation under this Regulation in respect of the destruction of bees shall not exceed £25 per hive".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of June, 1978.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order increases compensation payable by Local Authorities for bees or equipment infested with foul brood disease and compulsorily destroyed.