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2. After article 2 of the Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Order 2007(1) 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.”.
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