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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 Two Pounds. At the end of the year, there were
twenty-one 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 seven under-mentioned samples, of rag flock and other fillings
were taken for analysis:-
Description No. of samples
Coir Fibre 2
Unused Cotton Felt 1
Wood Wool 1
Rag Flock 3
Two samples of rag flock, used to fill toy dolls, were found to be
unsatisfactory and, in each case, the matter was taken up with the
manufacturers concerned. In one instance, the sale of the dolls was
discontinued and in the other case the stock of rag flock was replaced.
The remaining samples were satisfactory.
PET ANIMALS ACT. 1951.
This Act requires that no person shall keep a pet shop except
under the authority of a licence issued by the Council and in
compliance with any conditions specified in the licence.
During the year, nine premises were licensed under the Act. No
contraventions of the Act were found during regular inspections of the
premises, and at all times the stock was well cared for and maintained
in accordance with the conditions specified in the licence.
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. 1961.
This Act empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations
imposing, in respect of any prescribed class of goods, requirements
which are expedient to prevent or reduce risk of death or personal
injury.
The Oil Heaters Regulations, 1962 and 1966.
These Regulations prescribe certain standards of construction,
design and performance with which both new and second-hand unflued
domestic oil heaters must comply, and make it an offence for any
person to sell, or let on hire, or hire purchase, or have in his
possession for sale, any such heater or component part thereof not
complying with the Regulations.