Western Australia

         Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping Industry) Regulations 2003


                              Western Australia

         Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping Industry) Regulations 2003

                                  CONTENTS

  1.     Citation 1
  2.     Interpretation    1
  3.     Publication of notice of charge     1
  4.     Liability to pay charge    2
  5.     Payment of charge 2
  6.     Unpaid charges    2

         Notes
  Compilation table        3




                  Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988


         Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping Industry) Regulations 2003


1.       Citation


                  These regulations may be cited as the Agricultural
       Produce (Beekeeping Industry) Regulations 2003.

2.       Interpretation


                  In these regulations, unless the context otherwise
       requires -
         beekeeper means a person whose business is or includes keeping
       bees;
         charge -
         (a)      means the charge imposed on beekeepers under
             section 14(1) of the Act; and
         (b)      in relation to a year, means the amount of the charge
             determined by the Commission in relation to the year under
             section 14(2) of the Act.

3.       Publication of notice of charge


                  Notice of the determination and amount of a charge
       imposed for a year under section 14 of the Act is to be published, in
       a newspaper circulating in the State, at least 14 days before the
       charge is due for payment under regulation 4(2).

4.       Liability to pay charge


         (1)      A beekeeper is liable to pay the charge for each year for
       which the service to which the charge relates is to be provided under
       a determination under section 14 of the Act.

         (2)      The charge for a year is due for payment when the
       beekeeper's registration fee for the year is due for payment under
       section 8(3b) of the Beekeepers Act 1963.

         (3)      If the beekeeper is a company, the company and each
       director of the company are jointly and severally liable to pay the
       charge.

5.       Payment of charge


         (1)      The charge is payable to the Director General of the
       Department of Agriculture.

         (2)      The Director General must forward to the Commission an
       amount equal to the amount of charge paid minus an amount by way of
       the cost of administering the collection of the charge.

6.       Unpaid charges


                  If a beekeeper does not pay an amount of charge for which
       the beekeeper is liable, the unpaid amount is a debt due to the State
       and is recoverable from the beekeeper in a court of competent
       jurisdiction.
                                    Notes
1        This is a compilation of the Agricultural Produce (Beekeeping
    Industry) Regulations 2003.  The following table contains information
    about that regulation.

                              Compilation table

|Citation               |Gazettal |Commencement        |
|Agricultural Produce   |9 Jan 200|9 Jan 2004          |
|(Beekeeping Industry)  |4 p. 85-6|                    |
|Regulations 2003       |         |                    |