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Such regulations have not yet been prescribed but
will no doubt be ready by the time the Act becomes operative.
Generally speaking, this legislation provides for
similar control of working conditions in offices as is
already in existence for factories.
Caravan Sites
The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act,
1960 came into operation on 29th August 1960. This Act,
however, does not apply to London except for Section 24
which gives local authorities, including metropolitan
borough, councils, power to provide sites where caravans
may be brought and to manage them or to lease them to
some other person.
In London, the control of movable dwellings is provided
for in Sections 22 and 23 of the L. C. C. (General
Powers) Act, 1959, which came into operation on 1st October
1960. These empower the local authority to grant licences
authorising the use of sites for movable dwellings within
their area, and prohibits any person from erecting,
stationing or retaining and using a movable dwelling on
any land in the borough unless such a licence has been
granted. The Council may attach to any licence such conditions
as they think fit with respect to the number and
classes of movable dwellings, spacing, water supply, fire
protection, sanitary conditions and prevention of nuisance
from noise. In this connection the Metropolitan Boroughs'
Standing Joint Committee suggested certain standards for
caravan sites and these have been adopted by this Council.
Four applications for licences were received, two of
which were granted. In the other two instances, the sites
did not conform with the standards adopted, in fact they
had for some time been the subject of complaints from
residents in the vicinity; the applications were therefore
refused and steps were taken to secure the removal of the
caravans from these sites.
Oil Burners (Standards) Act, 1960
This Act empowers the Home Secretary to make regulations
requiring oil heaters or component parts thereof
to comply with such safety standards as he considers
appropriate, and the local authority may authorise an
officer or officers to inspect or test such heaters or
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