{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bee-diseases-and-pests-control-england-order-2006/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bee-diseases-and-pests-control-england-order-2006/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/342",
  "legislation_title": "The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bee-diseases-and-pests-control-england-order-2006",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Disease control measures",
  "text": "(1) The presence of a notifiable disease may be confirmed by an authorised person on the basis of a laboratory test result or a field test kit result.\n(2) Where the presence of American foul brood has been confirmed in a hive, an authorised person—\n(a) shall serve on the owner or person in charge of the hive a notice requiring the destruction in accordance with the notice of any bees, combs or bee products from the hive;\n(b) may serve on the owner or person in charge of the hive a notice requiring the destruction or treatment in accordance with the notice of the hive, debris from the hive and any appliances or other things liable to spread the disease;\n(c) may serve on any other person who is the owner or person in charge of any appliances or other things liable to spread the disease a notice requiring their destruction or treatment in accordance with the notice.\n(3) Where the presence of European foul brood has been confirmed in a hive, an authorised person—\n(a) shall serve on the owner or person in charge of the hive a notice requiring the destruction or treatment in accordance with the notice of any bees, combs or bee products from the hive;\n(b) may serve on the owner or person in charge of the hive a notice requiring the destruction or treatment in accordance with the notice of the hive, debris from the hive and any appliances or other things liable to spread the disease;\n(c) may serve on any other person who is the owner or person in charge of any appliances or other things liable to spread the disease a notice requiring their destruction or treatment in accordance with the notice.\n(4) If, once any treatment required by a notice served under this article has been carried out, an authorised person confirms by way of a laboratory test result or a field test kit result that the notifiable disease remains, an authorised person may serve further notices under this article.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/342/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:37:54.864353+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}