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Docking and Nicking of Horses Act, 1949
Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act, 1954
Riding Establishments Act, 1964
The Council have agreed to an arrangement whereby the City Corporation should
report offences under these Acts occurring in the borough and thereafter the Corporation should
take such action as may be necessary, subject to consultation.
During the period 1st April to 31st December, 1965, the Corporation's veterinary
officer and inspectors made 165 visits to premises situate within the borough in connection
with the above-mentioned Acts.
RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1964
There are two riding establishments requiring to be licensed annually in the
borough in accordance with the provisions of the above Act, and applications for licences
in respect of these have been granted.
In each case a report by a veterinary surgeon or practitioner as to the condition
of the premises and of the animals is a necessary prerequisite to the licence being granted,
and in this connection satisfactory reports were received from the veterinary officer of the
Corporation of London.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933
At the end of the year the number of sellers of Part II poisons (other than registered
pharmacists) on the list maintained by the Council was 130. Of this number, one was a new
registration during the year.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
This Act regulates the use of clean filling materials in upholstered articles and
other articles which are stuffed or lined.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Act makes it unlawful to use prescribed filling
materials except on premises registered by a local authority. The local authority are required,
on the application of the occupier of premises, to register the premises on payment of a
registration fee of One Pound. At the end of the year there were 21 registered premises in
the borough.
If on registered premises there are unclean filling materials, the occupier shall
be guilty of an offence. It is also an offence to sell or offer for sale any article which is
upholstered with unclean filling materials (second-hand articles are excepted).
Inspections of the registered premises were made during the year and the 8 undermentioned
samples of rag flock and other fillings were taken for analysis. The results were
all satisfactory.
Description
No. of samples
Algerian Fibre 3
Cotton Felt 2
Hair and Fibre Mixture 2
Hair 1