An Act to amend the Apiaries Act 1985 to provide for the relocation or forfeiture of beehives in certain circumstances and to make other miscellaneous amendments to the Act; to make consequential amendments to the Apiaries Regulation 2005 and the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998; and for other purposes.

1   Name of Act

This Act is the Apiaries Amendment Act 2006.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3   Amendment of Apiaries Act 1985 No 16

The Apiaries Act 1985 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4   Amendment of Apiaries Regulation 2005

The Apiaries Regulation 2005 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

5   (Repealed)

6   Repeal of Act

(1)  This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.

(2)  The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Apiaries Act 1985

(Section 3)

[1]–[8]   (Repealed)

[9]   Section 12 Cancellation of registration

Omit “or 25” from section 12 (3) (d).

[10]–[18]   (Repealed)

[19]   Section 25 Restriction on introduction of bees into New South Wales

Omit the section.

[20]   (Repealed)

[21]   Section 35 Applications for review

Omit section 35 (1) (g).

[22]–[31]   (Repealed)

Schedule 2 Amendment of Apiaries Regulation 2005

(Section 4)

[1]   (Repealed)

[2]   Clauses 4 (Queen candy) and 12 (Prescribed officers)

Omit the clauses.

[3], [4]   (Repealed)

Schedule 3 (Repealed)

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Apiaries Amendment Act 2006 No 99. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 30.8.2006; Legislative Council, 16.11.2006. Assented to 27.11.2006. Date of commencement (except Sch 1 [9] [19] and [21] and Sch 2 [2] to the extent that it repeals cl 12 of the Apiaries Regulation 2005), 1.6.2007, sec 2 and GG No 72 of 1.6.2007, p 3049; date of commencement of Sch 1 [9] [19] and [21] and Sch 2 [2] to the extent that it repeals cl 12 of the Apiaries Regulation 2005, 1.1.2010, sec 2 and 2009 (574) LW 18.12.2009. This Act has been amended as follows:

Table of amendments