SG consultation on an Amm reserve on Colonsay

**The Drone Ranger** · 04-04-2013, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Not so much about enforcement but more about education and awareness of beekeepers that we still have varroa free areas and we still have Amm strongholds in Scotland

I agree with you there Jimbo
I was just saying that lots of things might be technically illegal but there is no-one to stop them.
My experience with SEPA (environment) is they are pretty toothless
Have you been submitting bees to the BIBBA bee mapping project ?
Will they be publishing the results ?

**Jimbo** · 04-04-2013, 09:13 AM

I did submit some samples from my area to Project Discovery a number of years ago. I was then asked by Terry Clare to send some good Amm samples to Catherine Thompson for DNA analysis.
I did see a map of the UK on the BIBBA stand at the SBA conference with circles drawn where Amm were found but I think Scotland could have been more specific.
The samples I am currently getting from Ewan's Acarine project has the postcodes attached to the colony sample so we should be able to map the areas a bit better

**fatshark** · 26-09-2013, 07:20 PM

Gavin, does this make it law? Or do they have to vote or something?

**gavin** · 26-09-2013, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by fatshark

Gavin, does this make it law? Or do they have to vote or something?

Don't you know your Acts of Sederunt?!

Well, our Acts of Sederunt. Scottish Ministers can make Scottish Statutory Instruments, secondary legislation which I guess means that it isn't brought into being via debates and votes of the elected assembly. Looks like it is Law or will be once Hogmanay is over. Get your Italian packages here, roll up roll up, better get them in quickly! (I jest, as I'm sure everyone realises)

Scottish Statutory Instruments 2013 No. 279

Animals

The Bee Keeping (Colonsay and Oronsay) Order 2013

Made 24th September 2013

Laid before Parliament 26th September 2013

Coming into force 1st January 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14ZC of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(4A) of that Act(2) they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage and any other person appearing to them to have an interest in the making of the Order.

**prakel** · 26-09-2013, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by gavin

...Looks like it is Law or will be once Hogmanay is over. Get your Italian packages here, roll up roll up, better get them in quickly! (I jest, as I'm sure everyone realises)

How about amm which are clearly of foreign origin? The wording seems to allow for their import.