Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping Industry) Amendment Regulations 2020 (WA)

24 April 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1055

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

AG301

Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988

Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping Industry)

Amendment Regulations 2020

SI, 2020/49

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.      Citation

These regulations are the Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping
Industry) Amendment Regulations 2020.

(1) In regulation 2 delete the definition of beekeeper.

2.     Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.      Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping
Industry) Regulations 2003.

4.      Regulation 2 amended

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(2) In regulation 2 insert in alphabetical order:

beekeeper producer —

(a)

means a person whose business is or other product of bees or beehives; and

(b) if section 19A of the Act applies — includes a person who produces any quantity of bees, honey or any other product of bees or beehives, whether for sale or not;

Department means the department of the Public

Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act.

(3) In regulation 2 in the definition of charge paragraph (a) delete

"beekeepers" and insert:

a beekeeper producer

5. Regulation 4 amended

(1)	In regulation 4(1) after "beekeeper" insert:
producer
(2)	In regulation 4(2) delete "1 January" and insert:
30 June
(3)	In regulation 4(3) after "beekeeper" insert:
producer

6. Regulation 5 amended

(1)	In regulation 5(1) delete "Director General of the Department of Agriculture." and insert:
chief executive officer of the Department.
(2)	In regulation 5(2) delete "Director General" and insert:
chief executive officer

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7.           Regulation 6 amended

In regulation 6 after "beekeeper" (each occurrence) insert:

producer

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.