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FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT. 1926
On 1st April, 1965. duties under the above Act were transferred
to the London Boroughs from the London County Council under the
provisions of the London Government Act, 1963.
During the year, twenty-two samples of fertilisers and two samples
of feeding stuffs were obtained and submitted for analysis in accordance
with the provisions of the Act, and in each case the result was
satisfactory,
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT. 1950. AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTS
Generally
As from 1st April, 1965. the Council assumed responsibility for
administering the above Acts and, in July, 1965, authorised and
appointed the Veterinary Officer and Inspectors of the City of London
to act on their behalf for the purposes of the Diseases of Animals
Act, 1950, and the following associated Acts:-
Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876
Protection of Animals Acts, 1911 and 1934
Performing Animals (Regulation) Act, 1925
Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act, 1937
Docking and Nicking of Horses Act, 1949
Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act, 1954
Riding Establishments Act, 1964
By agreement with the Council the City Corporation have undertaken
to provide administrative, clerical, professional, scientific and
technical services in connection with certain functions under these
Acts, and have further agreed that they should report offences
occurring in the borough and thereafter their officers should take
such action as may be necessary, subject to prior consultation with
the appropriate officers of the Council.
Riding Establishments Act, 1964
This Act provides for the licensing and inspection of any
establishment at which a business of keeping horses for hire, for
riding or for providing riding instruction is carried on.
Two riding establishments in the borough are licensed, and in
each case, satisfactory reports were received from the Veterinary
Officer during the year.
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 112. There were no new registrations 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 twenty-one registered premises in the borough.