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Article 10
1. An authorised person may serve on the owner or person in charge of any hive, bees, combs, bee products, hive debris or appliances found to have been exposed to infection with the notifiable pest a notice complying with article 9 requiring their destruction or treatment in accordance with the notice.
2. An authorised person may serve on the owner or occupier of any premises on which a hive found to have been exposed to infection is situated a notice complying with article 9 requiring the treatment in accordance with the notice of the soil surrounding the hive.
3. No person shall move, or permit to be moved, any hive, bees, bee pests, combs, bee products, hive debris, appliances or other things by which the notifiable pest is liable to be spread into or out of the infected area, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State.
4. No person shall remove, or permit to be removed, any hive, bees, bee pests, combs, bee products, hive debris, appliances or other things by which the notifiable pest is liable to be spread from the premises or vehicle on or in which they are situated, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State.
5. The owner or person in charge of any hive, bees, combs, bee products or appliances shall notify the Secretary of State as soon as is reasonably practicable of his name and address and the location of any hive, bees, combs, bee products or appliances in his possession or charge.
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